Random number generation, was RE: First computer with real-time clock?

[Philip Pemberton]

In message <6.0.3.0.2.20040802093302.04ef7c50 at enigma>
          Dan Veeneman <dan at ekoan.com> wrote:

> There's a "hassle factor" in selling radioactive devices to the military,
> but it's easily done these days at home.  Here's what I do:
> 
> http://www.etoan.com/random-number-generation/index.html
Well, it beats my "reverse biased 2N3904 with amplifier" RNG in terms of
coolness factor	, but my '3904 RNG will probably generate more random numbers
per second. Feed them into a bias-filter (if TWOBITS = 11 or TWOBITS = 00
then DISCARD, else TAKE HIGH BIT), then a SHA-1 hash. Collect a few hashes
and make an RSA key with them :)

Later.
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