First computer with real-time clock?

William Donzelli aw288 at osfn.org
Sun Aug 1 23:41:35 CDT 2004


> Has anyone ever produced a random number generator that pulls it's "seed"
> from the random background radiation you get on a TV set on a dead channel
> (snow)?

Probably not, as it is easy to get very non random interference (distant
stations, various forms of electrical noise, etc.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org




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