First computer with real-time clock?

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Mon Aug 2 08:22:57 2004

>>>>> "William" == William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org> writes:

 William> I know that AT&T once marketted a true random bitstream chip
 William> using a bunch of unstable oscillators.

The better Ethernet chips do likewise. Designing such a thing is
*not* easy, especially if most of your ASIC design experience involves
thinking about circuits as being digital (rather than analog, as they
all are once you dig deep enough).

    paul
Received on Mon Aug 02 2004 - 08:22:57 BST