retroforth/interface/rng.retro
crc e4eb91eb79 io devices: reduce memory usage
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# Random Number Generator
I/O device type 10 is a random number generator. I do this as
part of the VM I/O extensions to allow implementors to use the
best approach on their host system.
~~~
{{
'io var
:identify
@io n:zero? 0; drop
#10 io:scan-for dup n:negative?
[ drop 'IO_DEVICE_TYPE_0010_NOT_FOUND s:put nl ]
[ !io ] choose ;
---reveal---
:io:rng-operation identify @io io:invoke ;
}}
:n:random (-n) io:rng-operation ;
~~~