In message <82fec3b10cf94496afe52269282d7...@bryant1>, "Keith Payea" writes:
>Hello All:
>
>There are several electrical noise based random number generators, but most
>were concieved in a time when there was a lot less EM pollution of the
>airwaves.
Actually, that has always been a concern.
As far as I know, the first RNG to be connected to a computer was this
one:
http://phk.freebsd.dk/misc/DASK_rng.pdf
And they specifically had to use a Lead-Acid battery as filament
supply for the noise diode to avoid EMC issues.
Poul-Henning
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