It is in binary base2. And if you'll agree with me on this, that'll make 10 of us. 
On the other hand, "orders of magnitude" refer specifically to using the sequence of powers of the base to characterize numbers.
So, yeah, I'll take it.
Topic: HashFast launches sales of the Baby Jet - page 58. (Read 119626 times)
Picky, picky, picky. But strictly, your edit is spot on. Binary is defined as "of or pertaining to a system of numerical notation to the base 2."
On the other hand, "orders of magnitude" refer specifically to using the sequence of powers of the base to characterize numbers.
So, yeah, I'll take it.
It is in binary base2. And if you'll agree with me on this, that'll make 10 of us.
No one knows what KnC or Cointerra's chips will look when it comes to efficiency. KnC's estimates are about 3x HashFast's. That's not an "order of magnitude"
It is in binary. And if you'll agree with me on this, that'll make 10 of us. 
when they talk about this the emphasis is on orders of magnitude increased efficiency.
A big chip is not "orders of magnitude" more efficient than a bunch of small chips. That's just not how bitcoin hashing works.
Lol. This should be obvious.
No one knows what KnC or Cointerra's chips will look when it comes to efficiency. KnC's estimates are about 3x HashFast's. That's not an "order of magnitude"
when they talk about this the emphasis is on orders of magnitude increased efficiency.
A big chip is not "orders of magnitude" more efficient than a bunch of small chips. That's just not how bitcoin hashing works.
i think you're going to be surprised.
Come on people, either these guys have a very bad PR or this is a scam. If you think anyone not IBM, Intel or another big player can deliver one chip that can use up to 300W in power, you're delusional. And even them would never do such thing if not for experimental purposes (if even viable for that).
TDP of a 7970 is 250W+ ... Just sayin'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_HD_7000_Series#Radeon_HD_7900
The Baby Jet will support standalone mining via an Ethernet connection, and upgrade to WiFi via a USB WiFi card.
Thanks for clarifying.
when they talk about this the emphasis is on orders of magnitude increased efficiency.
A big chip is not "orders of magnitude" more efficient than a bunch of small chips. That's just not how bitcoin hashing works.
The Baby Jet will support standalone mining via an Ethernet connection, and upgrade to WiFi via a USB WiFi card.
Still no answer on how we mine on the baby jet. usb, wireless, wired, etc? Also what is the warranty?
I guess I am not that concerned right now about whether it is USB or standalone-ethernet. My preference is standalone and it seems like the competition (except for BFL) have all raised the bar to have this feature for their miners.
That being said, the difference between standalone and not is a $40 raspberry pi, and there is plenty of great open source software to use on it... (so it would be a little silly to not include it).
Is it too early for us youngins to learn where Baby Jets come from? Is it a bit ... eww?
Still no answer on how we mine on the baby jet. usb, wireless, wired, etc? Also what is the warranty?
when they talk about this the emphasis is on orders of magnitude increased efficiency.
Yes.. I don't understand this either, except to maybe cut down on the supporting electronics. KnC has taken this same approach.
The single point of failure is a little disappointing (compared to bitfury designs), but I have a feeling this is going to be the way 3rd gen hash asics are all going to be, due to component and integration efficiency. I am not an EE, so I am making an educated guess.
The single point of failure is a little disappointing (compared to bitfury designs), but I have a feeling this is going to be the way 3rd gen hash asics are all going to be, due to component and integration efficiency. I am not an EE, so I am making an educated guess.
Come on people, either these guys have a very bad PR or this is a scam. If you think anyone not IBM, Intel or another big player can deliver one chip that can use up to 300W in power, you're delusional. And even them would never do such thing if not for experimental purposes (if even viable for that).
I don't know why they would go for ONE GIANT CHIP rather then breaking it up into smaller ones to dissipate heat better, there wouldn't be any loss in performance.
Come on people, either these guys have a very bad PR or this is a scam. If you think anyone not IBM, Intel or another big player can deliver one chip that can use up to 300W in power, you're delusional. And even them would never do such thing if not for experimental purposes (if even viable for that).
I assume IceDrill and HashFast made an agreement not to sell under $5600/400GH then seeing that 50M shares times 0.0014 / 1250 equals exactly 5600?
That, Sir, is a very good catch! I was suspecting that IceDrill was probably not getting much of a discount to list price, since they are keeping 40% of the hash for themselves.
I wondered, though, just how greedy they might be. Now we have a plausible answer to that.
I assume IceDrill and HashFast made an agreement not to sell under $5600/400GH then seeing that 50M shares times 0.0014 / 1250 equals exactly 5600?
The first batch is a initial sale of 14,500,000 (14.5 million) shares, which will be sold on BitFunder for 0.0014 BTC per share.
The second batch of 3,500,000 (3.5 million) shares and will be sold at 0.0015 BTC per share.
The third batch is of 12,000,000 (12 million) shares and will be sold at the price of 0.0016 BTC per share.
Let's assume the extra 20,000,000 shares are considered at IPO price (0.0014 BTC)
34,500,000 * 0.0014 = 48300 BTC
3,500,000 * 0.0015 = 5250 BTC
12,000,000 * 0.0016 = 19200 BTC
Total BTC = 72750 BTC
Just trying to figure out here if i should:
a) invest in either IceDrill or Hashfast miners myself
b) start groupbuys for HashFast miners
I assume IceDrill and HashFast made an agreement not to sell under $5600/400GH then seeing that 50M shares times 0.0014 / 1250 equals exactly 5600?
That, Sir, is a very good catch! I was suspecting that IceDrill was probably not getting much of a discount to list price, since they are keeping 40% of the hash for themselves.
I wondered, though, just how greedy they might be. Now we have a plausible answer to that.
I assume IceDrill and HashFast made an agreement not to sell under $5600/400GH then seeing that 50M shares times 0.0014 / 1250 equals exactly 5600?
How come your first batch doesn't go to your biggest customer as of yet: DeadTerra with his IceDrill mining company? I'd expect that a 500TH Sales order would be moved to the top of the line?
He said first batch of baby jets, not first batch of chips. If you think they'll only make 550 chips in the first run... well let's just say that probably won't happen.
IceDrill.ASIC gets chips from the first batch, the same one that will be used to produce babyjets.
We will not be receiving babyjets, we will have the chips set into racks to fit into our datacenter.
The reason why we state Novemeber is because we are unsure on how long time it will take for the chips to reach us and how long it will take for us to assemble them. Hence we prefer a conservative date.
//DeaDTerra
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