Based on the backcover flap and the existence of a "foreword," RAND probably republished this as a historical curiosity, not for serious use. That said, having

Based on the backcover flap and the existence of a "foreword," RAND probably republished this as a historical curiosity, not for serious use. That said, having a book to flip through physically to a "random" page introduces a semi-non-deterministic element that most computer PRNGs lack, so it could have casual use in experimental endeavors in that regard. Also, since each line is indexed, it's a number sequence that reproducible for those kinds of simulations or projects that require the same (but at one time random+) sequence for each trial. (Probably for reproducing or comparing to experiments from the pre-digital era of 30-50 years ago.) + See http://xkcd.com/221/ http://xkcd.com/221/ for an example of this rationale