MadSci Network: Computer Science |
Although CD players have no 'real-time' clock, some randomnes can be obtained from their interaction with the user. A typical method would be to measure the time interval between button-presses - the microprocessor in a CD player can easily do this with a resolution of a few microseconds, so the last few digits of this time value provides enough randomness to seed 'random play' functions.
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