Hi Bill!

26 Jun 98 16:38, Bill Birrell (2:2504/200{at}fidonet) wrote to ``Crimson``:

 >>> Is there a true way how to get a random number?

 BB>     Not with an ordinary computer alone.

Well, let's assume an Amiga is an ordinary computer (actually it is not, of
course :-)), how is that: Write a track with certain invalid MFM data to a
floppy disk. Then on subsequent reads the hardware will stumble over the
invalid MFM codes and will read "randomly" 0es or 1es at certain
locations. (It has been done as a copy protection for a game as the read
data was valid MFM code that would not flicker if copied and read again.)

Would that qualify as truly random?

 BB> Best wishes,
 BB> Bill.

Ciao, Bernhard!

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