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Article #12732Re: random number generator in hardware
From: Dr. Robin Lake
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1986 19:27
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1986 19:27
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In: >From: nather@ut-sally.UUCP (Ed Nather) >Subject: Re: random number generator in hardware >Message-ID: <6364@ut-sally.UUCP> >References: <317@zuring.mcvax.UUCP> <267@bath63.UUCP>, <2490@phri.UUCP> <7320@utzoo.UUCP> it is mentioned that: >In article <7320@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: > > Which brings up a point which has been bothering me for a long > > time. Why don't computers come with hardware random number generators? > > It doesn't seem like it would be too hard (i.e. expensive) to build a bank > > of 32 white noise generators hooked up to zero-crossing detectors... >There are several different ways to build a "hardware random number generator" >mostly based on the detection of radiactive decay, ... Just such a random number generator was built as a Master's thesis project in the Engineering Design Center at Case Western Reserve University (then Case Institute of Technology) in 1960 -1961. I've forgotten the grad student's name, but I believe the advisor was Dr. Harry Mergler, who is still around CWRU. Robin Lake Standard Oil R&D
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!cwruecmp!nitrex!rbl From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: random number generator in hardware Message-ID: <390@nitrex.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Nov-86 14:27:13 EST Article-I.D.: nitrex.390 Posted: Wed Nov 19 14:27:13 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Nov-86 22:18:49 EST References: <317@zuring.mcvax.UUCP> <267@bath63.UUCP> <2490@phri.UUCP> <7320@utzoo.UUCP> <6364@ut-sally.UUCP> Reply-To: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) Organization: The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland Lines: 24