Lee wrote:
> Neat random number generator.
It's called a Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) and is pretty
standard.
Check this http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/lfsr/ web site for values
generating maximum length sequences.
> I was curious how random the output could be, so attached is a web
> page that shows the output of the routine. I only meant for it to
> be for personal use, but the routine was so short and sweet that I
> ended up practicing some CSS junk on it and decided to share it. :)
Nice, and works with Opera too. :-)
Acutally, for maximum length terms, the seed is quite irrelevant,
because it only defines where the sequence should start. Any value
!= 0 works. An 8 bit LFSR should repeat after 255 iterations.
IIRC correctly, Glenn posted a nice demo here a few years ago.
Have fun!
Thomas
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