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September 30, 2013, 02:20:53 PM
#97
How much are you selling the Avalon chips for each? What about 100? Please PM me your quote. Thanks
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September 28, 2013, 07:30:04 AM
#96

 I once had a teaser , tough she looked nothing like an avalon ... guess she was a different type of teaser than this.
mrb
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September 28, 2013, 07:25:09 AM
#95
Yes. You can provide +12V DC, +5V DC, and +3.3V DC to the Avalon's power distribution unit, if you have some source for these voltages.
mrb
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September 27, 2013, 11:11:05 PM
#94
Agreed, industrial PSUs like this one cost less, have a neater form factor, fewer or no cables, etc.

For us, we tried to deviate as little as possible from Avalon's reference design, in order to reduce extra work and risk of delays, in case errors would have been made in redesigning even easy parts of the hardware like the power supply. Remember that, had the Avalon chips shipped on time, the timeline would have been very very short for vendors like us to ship devices ASAP.
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September 27, 2013, 03:25:24 PM
#93

Well done. And congratulations on delivery.
Impressive work on separating the heat sinks. smart. looks good.
Also good work on the design on the boxes.
But why in the world use standard pc PSU? did you check the specs that i think asicminer is using? these psus are dirt cheap:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-403781-001-PROLIANT-DL380-G5-ML350-G5-ML370-G5-1000W-PSU-POWER-SUPPLY-/300976711130?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item46139c25da

maybe i missed something.. and please educate me. Smiley
mrb
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August 11, 2013, 05:23:39 AM
#90
Nice job.
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July 01, 2013, 06:01:11 AM
#89
We are absolutely interested in doing assembly for those who have Avalon chips. But we work with minimum quantities of 10 thousand chips per customer. If you are interested, email me at m.bevand at gmail.com

Hey I emailed about a week ago and still no response.
Would like to see what you can offer as I'm still considering the avalon clone as an option over the klondike.

I know, sorry. I just replied to a ton of those requests 1h ago. Check your mail.


Thanks for that mate, sorry to bug you.

No way I can afford it though, looks like I probably will be sticking with the klondike.

Good luck and all the best Smiley
mrb
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July 01, 2013, 04:27:28 AM
#88
We are absolutely interested in doing assembly for those who have Avalon chips. But we work with minimum quantities of 10 thousand chips per customer. If you are interested, email me at m.bevand at gmail.com

Hey I emailed about a week ago and still no response.
Would like to see what you can offer as I'm still considering the avalon clone as an option over the klondike.

I know, sorry. I just replied to a ton of those requests 1h ago. Check your mail.
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June 30, 2013, 11:17:48 PM
#87
We are absolutely interested in doing assembly for those who have Avalon chips. But we work with minimum quantities of 10 thousand chips per customer. If you are interested, email me at m.bevand at gmail.com

Hey I emailed about a week ago and still no response.
Would like to see what you can offer as I'm still considering the avalon clone as an option over the klondike.
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June 28, 2013, 07:50:49 PM
#86
I just want to follow the hell out of this. Can't wait for people to start posting their DIY ASIC rig stories.

+1

When Yifu talked about the possibilities with DIY, I can finally see how well this could turn out.  He said he just wanted to get away from customer service aspect of things and go back to do what he enjoyed most which was to work on chips. 
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June 28, 2013, 07:41:04 PM
#85
I just want to follow the hell out of this. Can't wait for people to start posting their DIY ASIC rig stories.
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June 28, 2013, 07:33:10 PM
#84
Sorry, no kit.

PS: I read your other thread; if you want bare chips, we can sell you some. Email me at m.bevand at gmail.com. We have a few dozens available today.

Ok thanks. I always thought this is how other DIY's would have gone using the Avalon reference design first.
I think it will be interesting to see how others manage cutting there own new designs and coding the control from scratch.


mrb
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June 28, 2013, 03:24:15 PM
#83
Sorry, no kit.

PS: I read your other thread; if you want bare chips, we can sell you some. Email me at m.bevand at gmail.com. We have a few dozens available today.
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June 28, 2013, 11:47:15 AM
#82
We are absolutely interested in doing assembly for those who have Avalon chips. But we work with minimum quantities of 10 thousand chips per customer. If you are interested, email me at m.bevand at gmail.com
Are you going to offer a kit assuming people can mount there own ASICS and heat sinks?
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June 23, 2013, 10:05:49 AM
#81
Nice job.
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June 23, 2013, 12:48:55 AM
#80
interested but i doubt i'll be able to afford one Sad

+1 on catching upto BFL so fast lmao
mrb
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June 21, 2013, 08:02:17 PM
#79
We are absolutely interested in doing assembly for those who have Avalon chips. But we work with minimum quantities of 10 thousand chips per customer. If you are interested, email me at m.bevand at gmail.com
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June 21, 2013, 08:00:16 PM
#78
Can you price an assembly service for those of us with chip orders incoming?
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June 16, 2013, 11:40:07 PM
#77
I've known mrb for quite a while, done some very large transactions with him in the past, and he's as legit as they come.  This should be good.
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June 16, 2013, 11:37:38 PM
#76
good work mrb,

this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

hint hint: the chip has a much higher clock cap.  Wink Roll Eyes
Is this due to advances at the fab?


Does it run any cooler?

at bitcoin2013, yifu stated they had a 340 mhz firmware but were holding it back.

Only 20% overclock? Friedcat can do 30 with the Eruptor...

.... lol ...
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June 16, 2013, 11:34:06 PM
#75
good work mrb,

this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

hint hint: the chip has a much higher clock cap.  Wink Roll Eyes
Is this due to advances at the fab?


Does it run any cooler?

at bitcoin2013, yifu stated they had a 340 mhz firmware but were holding it back.

Only 20% overclock? Friedcat can do 30 with the Eruptor...
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June 16, 2013, 07:07:29 PM
#74
Congratulations!
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June 16, 2013, 07:03:46 PM
#73
Yes!
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June 16, 2013, 06:45:48 PM
#72
good work mrb,

this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

hint hint: the chip has a much higher clock cap.  Wink Roll Eyes
Is this due to advances at the fab?

Does it run any cooler?

at bitcoin2013, yifu stated they had a 340 mhz firmware but were holding it back.
aTg
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June 16, 2013, 06:17:45 PM
#71
Congratulations, it looks great, going to try to overclocking?
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June 16, 2013, 03:48:11 PM
#70
Where can I get in on this?
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June 16, 2013, 03:45:51 PM
#69
Wow. Congratulations! You beat me to it, and I am green with envy. I still don't have my sample chips (a good excuse). A partner has received his samples, but now I have to send him the only Control Unit we have.

Question: Does your Spartan chip load the bitstream from the Flash chip during init, and it should work? In my case, what happens after loading from Flash is that the Spartan halts. It seems there are certain parts to the bitstream missing. If I program the Spartan chip directly using JTAG, then it works.
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June 16, 2013, 03:38:09 PM
#68
Very interested, watching this one.
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June 16, 2013, 03:19:47 PM
#67
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.

That makes a lot of sense, business-wise. Especially knowing that a lot of people have tended to overpay for mining hardware in the past. I can also understand why some people don't like it at all, because the price will probably go higher than what they are ready to pay.

Now, what you need to do is to figure out in which pace you should put your products up for sale, once they are ready.
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June 16, 2013, 09:19:51 AM
#66
Kudos! YEAH!  Grin
adi
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June 16, 2013, 08:43:36 AM
#65
congrats, want
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June 16, 2013, 08:14:18 AM
#64
- Payment types: we will be open to most options.
- Yes we are in Orange County / LA.
- I will not give any ETA. We prefer to surprise the community once products are ready to ship.

good work mrb,
this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

Well, I will transmit the thanks to my friends and partners who work on this project with me.


Looks great so far. I hope this is all done sooner rather than later, :p.
mrb
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June 16, 2013, 06:52:43 AM
#63
- Payment types: we will be open to most options.
- Yes we are in Orange County / LA.
- I will not give any ETA. We prefer to surprise the community once products are ready to ship.

good work mrb,
this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

Well, I will transmit the thanks to my friends and partners who work on this project with me.
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June 14, 2013, 11:14:21 PM
#62
Very nice! Interested in more details!
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June 14, 2013, 11:04:43 PM
#61
Just posting a teaser for now. This is a functioning Avalon clone populated with a single hash unit with a single ASIC, mining for 6+ hours (note the 1388 accepted diff-1 shares). A public announcement, with many more details about who we are and what we make, will be made soon. I think the Bitcoin community will be quite pleased Smiley


This is amazing and I look forward to hearing more about this! I'm curious though: do you guys have an ETA on how long it should take before getting ASIC's rolled out?
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June 14, 2013, 11:00:11 PM
#60
No. This is an avalon chip in a cloned device.  First one we've seen a picture of. Probably a sample chip (or chip pirated from another device?), but still pretty cool...
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June 14, 2013, 10:45:49 PM
#59
Have you cloned the chip?
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June 14, 2013, 08:29:22 PM
#58
interesting Wink
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June 14, 2013, 07:43:12 PM
#57
Great! kudos
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June 14, 2013, 07:35:38 PM
#56
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).



Sounds Outstanding! Except the auction part.. but, good job!!  


Im mean dam!! Thats what im talking about!!  

+1 USA (West Coast)
+1 No pre order
+1 Reflow + Tested

warranty? Payment Type?    

#3 with Fries, large Drink??    Smiley  


Im already giving you a hard time!..haha   Good Luck !  
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June 14, 2013, 07:10:32 PM
#55
good work mrb,

this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

hint hint: the chip has a much higher clock cap.  Wink Roll Eyes
Is this due to advances at the fab?

Does it run any cooler?
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June 14, 2013, 06:59:08 PM
#54
Where in Socal are you Smiley
my guess would be somewhere in Orange County or Los Angeles.
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June 14, 2013, 05:57:04 PM
#53
Where in Socal are you Smiley
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June 14, 2013, 05:30:46 PM
#52
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).


Excellent job. This is a needed breath of fresh air.

And... THAT WAS FAST. Kudos!
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June 14, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
#51
Any plans to offer services for people who already have chips?
This
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June 14, 2013, 05:26:58 PM
#50
good work mrb,

this is what we wanted to see in the beginning.

hint hint: the chip has a much higher clock cap.  Wink Roll Eyes
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June 14, 2013, 04:48:00 PM
#49
Nice stuff, but the real question is: Does it blend?
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June 14, 2013, 04:23:33 PM
#48
Great work.
So far, it is the fastest announcement of success in cloning of avalon miner.
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June 14, 2013, 03:54:25 PM
#47
Any plans to offer services for people who already have chips?
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June 14, 2013, 03:44:57 PM
#46
Well done Mrb.
Please arrange to take credit cards:
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June 14, 2013, 03:32:09 PM
#45
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).

oh good, at least this isn't a shitty pre-order
interested for sure
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June 14, 2013, 02:17:22 PM
#44
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).

Can I visit? please?
I 2nd that thought.
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June 14, 2013, 02:11:40 PM
#43
fap fap fap
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June 14, 2013, 02:08:41 PM
#42
Very nice !
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June 14, 2013, 01:37:52 PM
#41
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).

Can I visit? please?
mrb
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June 14, 2013, 01:28:00 PM
#40
To answer some questions:
- We are located in southern California.
- We will not take any money until the devices are all tested and ready-to-ship.
- We will likely sell via an auction. No price in mind for now.
- The chip and all the components have been soldered in a reflow oven.
- The picture shows bfgminer on the laptop (latest git version + some bugfixes from myself).
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June 14, 2013, 12:52:29 PM
#39
Bam!!! that's how you do it!! great job!  Grin
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June 14, 2013, 12:45:54 PM
#38
Perfect, great work!

Will be interested if you sell!
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June 14, 2013, 12:44:29 PM
#37
nice work
keep watching
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June 14, 2013, 12:39:22 PM
#36


Is that the first rack mounted ASIC prototype I see?

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June 14, 2013, 12:30:16 PM
#35
Damn! Nice! Watching...
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June 14, 2013, 12:28:53 PM
#34
Nice Smiley

You've also modified the controller without the fuse! 
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June 14, 2013, 11:27:23 AM
#33
Wow, will you look at that, nice.
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June 14, 2013, 11:25:45 AM
#32
nice work!!  Cool Waiting for announcement. I think im finally getting one soon Tongue
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June 14, 2013, 11:11:20 AM
#30
Nope ... both are a CLONE of the Avalon Board  Wink
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June 14, 2013, 10:18:50 AM
#29
Itsn't that the bitaxe board?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2319787
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June 14, 2013, 09:08:27 AM
#28
Rad Smiley

ASICs for the masses, just on the horizon a few months away.
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June 14, 2013, 09:06:16 AM
#27
Very interesting...
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June 14, 2013, 09:02:51 AM
#26
watching
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June 14, 2013, 09:00:46 AM
#25
Just posting a teaser for now. This is a functioning Avalon clone populated with a single hash unit with a single ASIC, mining for 6+ hours (note the 1388 accepted diff-1 shares). A public announcement, with many more details about who we are and what we make, will be made soon. I think the Bitcoin community will be quite pleased Smiley

Is that hacked up cgminer running or you wrote your own thing?  
How did you get that chip soldered to the board?  

Congrats.  
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June 14, 2013, 08:56:38 AM
#24
wow great.)
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June 14, 2013, 08:53:31 AM
#23
impressive. pricing (including chips)? modules too?
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June 14, 2013, 08:49:05 AM
#22
Sign me up
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June 14, 2013, 08:32:41 AM
#21
respect!
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#20
Nice work! Smiley
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June 14, 2013, 08:02:17 AM
#19
Ok, I want 12 boards! What's the price for assembled board? I'll provide the chips. Smiley

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June 14, 2013, 07:49:25 AM
#18
Ok, I want 12 boards! What's the price for assembled board? I'll provide the chips. Smiley
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June 14, 2013, 07:38:36 AM
#17
watching!
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June 14, 2013, 07:34:57 AM
#16
Looks good
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June 14, 2013, 06:58:20 AM
#15
in for a few units!



This cracks me up every time.
:-)

Bravo Zulu, mrb
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June 14, 2013, 06:57:17 AM
#14
Marked for updates!  Grin
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June 14, 2013, 06:54:22 AM
#13
in for a few units!



This cracks me up every time.
:-)

Bravo Zulu, mrb
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June 14, 2013, 06:38:30 AM
#12
Marking the thread, and also interested in a few units when available.
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June 14, 2013, 06:22:48 AM
#11
Good. Where are you?
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June 14, 2013, 06:10:25 AM
#10
in for a few units!

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June 14, 2013, 06:10:09 AM
#9
Ok, so you received that chip, what less than a week ago?...and you're already neck, and neck with Butterfly labs!! Wink
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June 14, 2013, 06:07:39 AM
#8
nice work  Smiley
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June 14, 2013, 06:06:41 AM
#7
Congrats!!!  Grin
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June 14, 2013, 06:05:48 AM
#6
How do I give you my money?...serious question
mrb
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June 14, 2013, 05:59:34 AM
#5
Wow. 1388 shares accepted in 6+ hours? That's a lot isn't it?

Well, no. That's equivalent to 275 Mh/s, because there is a single, lonely, puny ASIC in our prototype. A fully populated Avalon normally has 240 to 320 ASICs.
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June 14, 2013, 05:53:03 AM
#4
Wow. 1388 shares accepted in 6+ hours? That's a lot isn't it?
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June 14, 2013, 05:51:32 AM
#3
WOW !
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June 14, 2013, 05:46:53 AM
#2
kudos
mrb
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June 14, 2013, 05:17:30 AM
#1
Just posting a teaser for now. This is a functioning Avalon clone populated with a single hash unit with a single ASIC, mining for 6+ hours (note the 1388 accepted diff-1 shares). A public announcement, with many more details about who we are and what we make, will be made soon. I think the Bitcoin community will be quite pleased Smiley




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