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Jeffrey R. Carter:

Thanks for the explanations about the "parking-lot" method.

> Also note that the PragmAda reusable components include the "universal" random
> number generator, which is supposed to be a very good generator, is portable,
> and gives identical results on all platforms.

I was precisely considering that algorithm (the famous u_rand).

Gautier