Abstract
A simple computer simulation for one-dimensional, classical, disordered systems with symmetric hopping rates is presented, which is well suited for vectorised programming. The data for the frequency-dependent conductivity are compared to analytical results for various classes of distributions of the transfer rates. In particular, for singular distributions of the form rho (W) approximately W- alpha , 0<or=W<or=1, it is demonstrated that the well known effective medium theory is an excellent approximation for -1<or= alpha <or=0.9.