Topic: Returning to bitcoin after ~2 years (Read 2078 times)
yes, I'm also curious to know how many did you mine on that days
What changes are there in new clients?
The most important change was a fix of an overflow bug. This bug was "exploited", however the exploit failed after more than 50% of the clients switched to the bug-fixed version (0.3.9?). So you do need to backup your wallet.dat then install a recent copy of bitcoin then copy your backed-up wallet.dat over the freshly-installed empty one.
so how many coins did you generate back then? what was your BTC/day rate...
Since no one is asking the question we are all wondering... how much exactly DO you have stored up in bitcoins right now?
I recommend that you not answer that unless/until the wallet file is sitting in one or more safety deposit boxes, and no other copies exist.
Since no one is asking the question we are all wondering... how much exactly DO you have stored up in bitcoins right now?
actually, you cant use a wallet.dat that old with the new clients. but if you sent me your wallet.dat, i can convert it manually to work with the current client software. 
I first heard about bitcoins in october 09 and generated them for ~1 year . . .
Oh wow. That stash must be worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars by now. Congratulations!!!
There are important changes since that version, including bug fixes. I recommend you updating, but as said above, make backups of your wallet always. 
What changes are there in new clients?
It should be safe to upgrade.
Make sure you backup your wallet.dat a few times just in case, though. As long as you have a safe copy of your wallet nothing bad can happen.
Make sure you backup your wallet.dat a few times just in case, though. As long as you have a safe copy of your wallet nothing bad can happen.
Hello there.
I first heard about bitcoins in october 09 and generated them for ~1 year before I changed OS and didn't restart generating. With the recent press coverage I remembered about bitcoins and I (luckily) still had my old OS partition intact. The question is: I have the client version 0.1.5. Is it safe to use this for transaction? Do I NEED to update? Can I update from such and old version?
Many thanks,
Mahay
I first heard about bitcoins in october 09 and generated them for ~1 year before I changed OS and didn't restart generating. With the recent press coverage I remembered about bitcoins and I (luckily) still had my old OS partition intact. The question is: I have the client version 0.1.5. Is it safe to use this for transaction? Do I NEED to update? Can I update from such and old version?
Many thanks,
Mahay
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