Re: does anybody really know what time it is?

Ron Hudson wrote:

> I need a seed for my random number generator.
> 
> A large fast changeing integer would be nice like the lowest order bits 
> of the system clock.
> 
> Is there a Fortran H function or subroutine I can use?
> 
> Where are the functions and subroutines available in Turnkey Fortran H 
> documented?

if you can use assembler, try Store Clock (STCK).  it saves the current 
clock in a doubleword.

if you can't use assembler, lmk and i can put a subroutine together for 
you (i assume Fortran H uses standard linkage conventions, non?)

yvette hirth