David W. Lambert <b49p23t...@stny.rr.com> added the comment: I recall an experience with a random file in /dev that was considerably slow after consuming its cache. I used it as a seeder. I've now got an ubuntu system for which /dev/urandom gives me a hundred million bytes quickly. Perhaps a nosy one has more information?
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