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Winamp's shuffle algorithm?

Does anyone know the exact playlist shuffling algorithm that Winamp uses? Is it the Knuth shuffle, or something else?

Additionally, what pseudo-random number generator does it use? Mersenne twister, linear feedback register, Blum Blum Shub, or what?

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