-filename. The seed file is $RANDFILE if that environment variable is
-set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise. If $HOME is not set either, or B<num> is
-too small for the path name, an error occurs.
+filename.
+
+On all systems, if the environment variable B<RANDFILE> is set, its
+value will be used as the seed file name.
+
+Otherwise, the file is called ".rnd", found in platform dependent locations:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item On Windows (in order of preference)
+
+%HOME%, %USERPROFILE%, %SYSTEMROOT%, C:\
+
+=item On VMS
+
+SYS$LOGIN:
+
+=item On all other systems
+
+$HOME
+
+=back
+
+If C<$HOME> (on non-Windows and non-VMS system) is not set either, or
+B<num> is too small for the path name, an error occurs.