Paul Joselow wrote:
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> On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Philipp Rumpf wrote:
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> I read something that is unconfirmed. That is that the Pentium III has a
> built in random munber generator based on D to A'ing the physical effect
> of noise across a semiconductor junction. Generating random numbers using
> this method would be a true non-algorithmic way of getting random numbers.
> If this is true (could somebody who knows more than I please confirm or
> deny), anyone who does real statistical work that needs true random
> numbers should jump at a Pentium III.
I read about the hardware randon noise generator from a link
on Slashdot about 3 weeks ago. I recall that it pointed to
Intel's web site, but older memories COULD be faulty. I am
presuming that the info was legit -- but could be subject to
someon else's misinformation?????
Paul
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> Paul Joselow
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