Hey guys I just called Gary and he said the reason why the sample chips are stuck in customs is because Avalon put the value for them at $3 and we were just unlucky and were part of their random check. He also said Avalon should not just put them as "IC Chips" and so that's why customs thought it was fishy. I told him that they were basically un-programmed ASIC Chips and he said that's what he needs to clear with customs. So it should be cleared by tomorrow.
Any word?
He sure spends a lot of time gathering funds, but once he has them.... crickets.
I think a lack of updates is discomforting anywhere. The updates have been coming as new stuff pops up, but we're in a holding pattern for chips, and Raging's in-house production can't really do anything until they get sample chips to test stuff.
That being said, an update (even "Nothing new guys, sit tight") would make me feel better, especially since the bitcoin community has been rocked by so many scams.
That's not true at all. BKKCoins has been releasing designs and updates for weeks now, long before he recieved any sample chips.
If Ragin is going to use an existing design, and press boards once that design is complete, that should be announced.
That would be better located in Raging's assembly service thread, which it is. He's going to be making Avalon clones and K16s/K64s I believe. Look for his assembly thread, it's outlined there. AFAIK raging can't do anything until he gets sample chips and/or BKK finishes his design. I just want to know things are moving along.
