First computer with real-time clock?

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon Aug 2 17:16:53 2004

>
> > Has anyone ever produced a random number generator that pulls it's "seed"
> > from the random background radiation you get on a TV set on a dead channel
> > (snow)?
>
> Probably not, as it is easy to get very non random interference (distant
> stations, various forms of electrical noise, etc.

I beleive the thermal noise in a resistor has been used as a source of
random numbers, though.

-tony
Received on Mon Aug 02 2004 - 17:16:53 BST