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Board Hardware
Re: Klondike - 16 chip ASIC Open Source Board - Preliminary
by
bitcoiner49er
on 24/07/2013, 19:13:10 UTC
Definition of Irony:

Everyone has been worrying about getting the ASIC chips in,
or worrying about whether the board is done and whether it hashes.

What is going to end up killing us is the shortage of a friggin $0.38 logic chip.

NOW THAT IS IRONY!!

More like poor planning. I asked Steamboat about this back in May:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=192916.msg2334368#msg2334368

He had his stuff queued up and ready for the incoming rush. I could have bought all sorts of these parts and sold them back to the various builders, but to me that goes against the spirit of the DIY'ers and Bitcoin in general. However, if you didn't see this coming...  Shocked