Thanks, Callum,
Those are both good suggestions. What do I do on a Windows box, however, and how do I achieve high-level randomness? Thanks for any input.
Chris
I'm not sure about what definition of "randomness" you are referring to, however, some success *has* been achieved in this area. Check out:
http://www.bell-labs.com/user/shriver/random.html
especially:
http://www.bell-labs.com/user/shriver/postscript/random-bit-generator.ps
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