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Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 20:00:24 +0100
From: Francois Charton <deef AT pobox DOT oleane DOT com>
Organization: CCMSA
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To: G DOT DegliEsposti AT ads DOT it
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: real random numbers
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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?

Curious,
Francois