From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:23:38 +0100

At 21:20 22/07/04, you wrote:
> >
> > > > Will I get slapped for mentioning that you can gain about 7K
> > > > by replacing the bigger of the two random number generators?
> > >
> > >Huh? Where should that be hiding?
> > >
> > >Jörg
> >
> > Errr, sorry dude, I don't understand the question.
>
>My question was where can you gain 7 KB?
>random.c compiles to 480 bytes code, 4 bytes data, 2504 bytes bss data. The
>last part is indeed big, but only the first one contributes to Rockbox'
>size.
>
>Other discussions about random number generators is beyond me. I'm no expert
>in numerical math.
>
>Jörg

Hmmm, I don't recall where I got my number from, it was a loonngg time ago
now. But one point I had not considered was that the data saving would not
effect RomBox.

Perhaps not so wonderful an idea as I had first thought.

BC


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