pfarrell@cs.gmu.edu:

up IRQs, port addresses, etc. Does this suggest that a Plug-n-play board would be more attractive?

Just build it, on any platform. The key is the RNG, not the interface, which can be easily adapted to market demands. I take it that you don't plan to invest millions of dollars to start up, so _which_ interface you use first is not crucial ;-) There have been too many "let's do this" suggestions that degenerate into a discussion of the smallest details and disappear all together... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rishab Aiyer Ghosh "Clean the air! clean the sky! wash the wind! rishab@dxm.ernet.in take stone from stone and wash them..." Voice/Fax/Data +91 11 6853410 Voicemail +91 11 3760335 H 34C Saket, New Delhi 110017, INDIA