From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:41:57 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Chaotic physical systems as random number sources (fwd)
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At  4:24 PM 2/20/96 -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
>I have used magnetic pendulums for this as well as chaotic dripping (both
>with an old C64).

On problem I can think of with pendulums would be a low bit rate.  What
kind or rate do you get from your setup.  (Of course with nano-technology
pendulums ...)


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