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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:47:44 -0500
From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@waste.org>
To: Ruth Ivimey-Cook <Ruth.Ivimey-Cook@ivimey.org>
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Subject: Re: Problem with random.c and PPC
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On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 10:21:28PM +0100, Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:
> 
> Is there another way -- add a 'noise' device by connecting a PIO pin or 
> similar to suitable hardware? It shouldn't bee too hard to do as a one-off. 
> For example:
> 
>  [noise-diode]--[amplifier]--[schmidt-trigger-inverter]---[PIO INT pin]

Doable, but it obviously takes some tuning of the amplifier. And then
you'll have to run it through some whitening. 

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