This means the first chip will be here last week of November (Look at Kens post date)
So I was actually wrong, the prototype will be online in 4 weeks minimum.
NRE was paid way before that post was made; how many times does this need to be explained? Ken said miners are shipping out by the end of November, so your conjecture that there won't be a prototype until then is incorrect. Why are you invested in this security if you are so ignorant of the fundamentals?
Ken has been asked many times about the timeframe he posted at the beginning of the thread and he never answered. Others have speculated but not an answer from Ken. Not sure why he can't answer if its 9 weeks from the post or 9 weeks from the NRE. I speculate that its 9 weeks from the post.