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neil:
That is the basis of a true random number generator that I invented circa 1953 for use by Wilson P. Tanner in his human signal detectability experiments. Ted Birdsall named the machine N. P. Psytar for Noise Programmed Psychophysical Tester and Recorder. A photograph of this equipment is at
http://www.beta-aa.com/misc_photos.html photo p21.
Also see some more discuussion on N. P. Psytar and my discussion about Pearl Harbor at
http://www.beta-aa.com/misc_info.html
Look for the paragraph starting with "The words "a priori" and "a posteriori" ".
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