The visit to Ascendant... Cointerra's board designer...
This is Jon, the ceo of Ascendant...
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The visit to Ascendant... Cointerra's board designer...
This is Jon, the ceo of Ascendant...
Michael - customer support
Johnny Bitcoin (apparently) - customer service
Will all the units be rackmount cases? I didn't see any option for that in the order form. Rackmount cases would definitely be my preference.
Would it be possible to get "de-badged" cases? Just thinking of those people who have to think about the scruples of those who they're employing to do moving jobs that include these units. With "Terra Miner" and "Coin-terra" written all over the cases, I don't think there's any real way of keeping the purpose of the devices at all discreet. Some bright spark will inevitably start talking about this in their leisure time, or worse, decide themselves to plan a heist on a datacenter or home residence.
Would it be possible to get "de-badged" cases? Just thinking of those people who have to think about the scruples of those who they're employing to do moving jobs that include these units. With "Terra Miner" and "Coin-terra" written all over the cases, I don't think there's any real way of keeping the purpose of the devices at all discreet. Some bright spark will inevitably start talking about this in their leisure time, or worse, decide themselves to plan a heist on a datacenter or home residence.
Dianna (Office Admin)
Stephen, Daniel (Customer Service)
This is Jim.. the VP of Engineering. Looks like cool stuff on his white board. i think he's already working on next-gen stuff as the rtl code was finished months ago for the current chip
And John... in customer service (and tech support). If you call he's the guy with the 'radio dj voice'. i suspect he'll be doing voiceovers and commercials whenever they get around to advertising
This is Peter (VP Sales) and Wanda
So, whens the price drop for april orders that will become may orders? Serious question. i'll buy a couple if the price is right.
im just a punter. ive no idea about their pricing... but i suspect the price of bitcoin is going up is the main thing keeping the asic companies from dropping their prices. they probably think they dont need to!
So, whens the price drop for april orders that will become may orders? Serious question. i'll buy a couple if the price is right.
Right on man thanks for taking the time to do this.
not quite as glamorous as an unboxing... (wish it WAS an unboxing but we'll have to wait a month for that!)
Here's some photos of the front and back of the (prototype) box
two big fan holes visible on the front for the air intakes
a fan intake on the side for the power supplies
You can see the three big fan holes at the back, the two square holes for the power supplies, and two usb and two network holes for connections.
by the way... im not digging the mustard yellow walls, nor the brown-red carpet... but i guess im just not used to Texas office interior decor ;-)
Here's some photos of the front and back of the (prototype) box
two big fan holes visible on the front for the air intakes
a fan intake on the side for the power supplies
You can see the three big fan holes at the back, the two square holes for the power supplies, and two usb and two network holes for connections.
by the way... im not digging the mustard yellow walls, nor the brown-red carpet... but i guess im just not used to Texas office interior decor ;-)
Hey guys,
i'm on my way to the Inside Bitcoins conference... in Las Vegas and i took the opportunity to swing by Austin last night and make a visit to cointerra. my second such visit, and there's been lots of changes... a big increase in staff and a lot of progress. along with a friend (Jimmy Furland, an early bitcoin investor) from London, we've placed a large order with them for their january batch. we were eager to see how our order was coming along and to see what progress has been made.
today Jimmy and I visited cointerra's new offices (upstairs to their old offices on Jollyville Road, which despite sounding like something from Mary Poppins, is the real name of the street!). we've been introduced to all the staff, taken some pictures, and also visited one of their contractors (Ascendant) - who's designing the board. Unlike the last visit we read about on the forums, I think pretty much everyone was in the office today.. so i met with Ravi, Pete, Jim, John etc... even their crypto guy Timo was in town for a meeting today so thats good timing!
if you have any questions you want me to ask them... or take any photos of the prototype hardware, the team or anything then ask away and i will try and oblige.
ive taken quite a few photos of the work in progress... and will upload here shortly... (once i figure out the best way). ravi has said the photos i've taken are safe to post... ie containing no special sauce or secrets.
this is not cointerra sponsored. sure, they allowed me to visit, and take photos... but they are not behind my visit. i am here for purely selfish reasons in that i have a big order and am relying on them to deliver in Jan for it to be worthwhile. i should stress that i also have orders with other asic companies (including knc, hashfast, bitfury, bfl etc) so i will do my best to be balanced and unbiased.
-- Jez
This is Jimmy and I holding a prototype of the TerraMiner box (yes, just the box!). Its quite light as its made from Aluminium.. and it doesnt contain anything in it yet... though from later pictures you will see some other stuff.
i'm on my way to the Inside Bitcoins conference... in Las Vegas and i took the opportunity to swing by Austin last night and make a visit to cointerra. my second such visit, and there's been lots of changes... a big increase in staff and a lot of progress. along with a friend (Jimmy Furland, an early bitcoin investor) from London, we've placed a large order with them for their january batch. we were eager to see how our order was coming along and to see what progress has been made.
today Jimmy and I visited cointerra's new offices (upstairs to their old offices on Jollyville Road, which despite sounding like something from Mary Poppins, is the real name of the street!). we've been introduced to all the staff, taken some pictures, and also visited one of their contractors (Ascendant) - who's designing the board. Unlike the last visit we read about on the forums, I think pretty much everyone was in the office today.. so i met with Ravi, Pete, Jim, John etc... even their crypto guy Timo was in town for a meeting today so thats good timing!
if you have any questions you want me to ask them... or take any photos of the prototype hardware, the team or anything then ask away and i will try and oblige.
ive taken quite a few photos of the work in progress... and will upload here shortly... (once i figure out the best way). ravi has said the photos i've taken are safe to post... ie containing no special sauce or secrets.
this is not cointerra sponsored. sure, they allowed me to visit, and take photos... but they are not behind my visit. i am here for purely selfish reasons in that i have a big order and am relying on them to deliver in Jan for it to be worthwhile. i should stress that i also have orders with other asic companies (including knc, hashfast, bitfury, bfl etc) so i will do my best to be balanced and unbiased.
-- Jez
This is Jimmy and I holding a prototype of the TerraMiner box (yes, just the box!). Its quite light as its made from Aluminium.. and it doesnt contain anything in it yet... though from later pictures you will see some other stuff.
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