how low (level) can you go?

[peterworth]

i want to read directly from an address in memory (ie regardless of whether it is part of the assigned program memory).

can i do this in a C program?...

this:

char* pointer = (char*)0;
fwrite(pointer,4,1,file);

causes a debug assertion error. can i just turn these assertions off or something?

 

[Salem]

How would this be different from say the output of a good random number generator, which would be far easier to implement than trying to solve the problems of reading bits of random memory you don't own.

Or maybe take mingis' suggestion, draw a fractal into memory, then use that as your 'random' source, as it will contain a random selection of 'smooth' and 'rough' textures.

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[peterworth]

because the data in memory won't be random - there will be image data, ascii, audio data, repeating patterns, only occasional random sections etc.

 

[Salem]

Like from reading an executable file ?


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[peterworth]

...yeah i guess so (good idea)