Thanks for the code! However, I think the attachment missed a last
few lines (the instantiation category at the class side).
	I guess you redefined <new> there, to return <super new initialize>?

	hans


> OK, I got it and have converted it to Squeak (with some testing 
> assistance from Jeff). The code is attached. It's basically a 
> straight conversion from C. It uses, by its nature, 32-bit long 
> integers and is slow by a factor of about 30 relative to Squeak's 
> Random class.
> 
> References and abstracts to the papers are included in the class 
> comment. The original C code (less its tiny main program) is in a 
> method as a comment. There are class methods that test the generator 
> and also assure that it answers the same results as the C version.
> 
> This is a good example of why long integers need to be fast, and how 
> easy it is to hit that performance brick wall.
> 
> If you are using Random, you can try this by changing the class name 
> to RandomTT800. The #next method answers the next pseudo-random 
> number and #seed: resets the seed. The generator automatically self 
> seeds from the millisecond clock.
> 
> Dave << File: Random-TT800.4Nove333pm.cs >>  << File: ATT1337399.txt >>