Quote from: Elphamyto on August 24, 2017, 01:38:42 PM

There is nothing to gain by doing that. The whole point of an ASIC is to allocate the burden of work to a microprocessor that is specifically design to do that work efficiently and fast (thus the name). Why connect a board of ASIC chips to a computer when a small ARM processor is more than enough to fetch and submit work over the network?

Maybe the thought of "more is merrier" I was thinking multiplexer board also. Then thought software only (there`s some goss of mobile phone apps around), looks like still need a processor & sha256 reading about Maxim`s 1-wire diagrams & parts (http://pdfserv.maximintegrated.com/en/an/AN3675.pdf).

Quote from: xingqiaoyin on August 25, 2017, 03:38:19 AM

Quote from: fanatic26 on August 24, 2017, 03:20:15 PM

This would be a completely and utterly terrible idea. People that do not mine for profit can buy some crappy usb sticks and do it without having to open their computer.

the antminer l1 is a terrible idea yet they sell ... profit is not everything

Quote from: Elphamyto on August 24, 2017, 01:38:42 PM

There is nothing to gain by doing that. The whole point of an ASIC is to allocate the burden of work to a microprocessor that is specifically design to do that work efficiently and fast (thus the name). Why connect a board of ASIC chips to a computer when a small ARM processor is more than enough to fetch and submit work over the network?

why would someone buy a usb stick to mine ?
why would someone buy a router to mine ?
it's not logical but it SELLS...

So does Zoo Poo & books Grin

You know, if the enterprise/adventure doesn`t pan out, grab metal detector & pan & go find some of the physical stuff. Shocked