Hi,
>
> 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 know that this thread started a long time ago, but I had to put my
$0.02 into it. AFAIK, there isn't any RNG into the Pentium III, but
into the newer chipsets from Intel.
The i810 chipset, which I know because I have a board with it, is an
absolute crap, it includes UDMA/66, sound and video functions and also
a RNG which is based in some kind of thermal noise of an electronic
part. If you want to know more, go to Intel's web and look for the
i810 chipset. They recently put some drivers and .INF files for
Windows so the system recognizes this new "peripheral" and let's the
system use it through specific DLLs.
The "good" chipset is going to be the i820, which has the advances
of the i810 but is not crippled with cost saving features like the
integrated video and audio, so you can put your own.
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Saludos, Marcos Sagrado
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