Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/03/24/17:18:31
Francois Charton <deef AT pobox DOT oleane DOT com> wrote:
> G DOT DegliEsposti AT ads DOT it wrote:
> >
> > >Hmmm... That isn't true, you can easilly create a random number generator
> > using
> > >a diode and an A/D, or just sampling the enviroment sound ;-). There are a
> > lot
> > You are right! I would like to see a copy of libc with not only rand() and
> > random(),
> > but also ADrandom() !!! :-)
> >
>
> I really doubt that such an AD system would produce a desirably random
> series of numbers, ie a series which pass classical tests for randomness.
> Has anyone tries it?
Are you kidding! The noise generated in a diode junction IS NOISE and is
generated by the combination of electrones, if you can predict it ... man
you'll gain the next 100 Nobel prices ;-))). Using a diode junction (amplifying
the signal to the A/D range) and taking A/D samples is an EXCELENT way to
generate real ramdom values.
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