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- From: gumboot@airdmhor.gen.nz (Simon Hosie)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Statistically Random Number algorithm
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- Date: 24 Mar 1996 08:32:13 +1200
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- Kazimir Kylheku:
- > Right. Even with the above /dev/audio method, the sequence is completely
- > determined once you create the 256 byte vector. However, what you can do is
- > periodically update the state array with new bits read from the device.
-
- The problem there is what if you have stupidly over spec'ed hardware that
- doesn't suffer enough noise (fortunately for me I have an IBM-PC and will
- never suffer from quality hardware)?
-