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Mabs, can you at least try to understand what's going on before posting? The Intellihash update is software (RTL/HDL) level code changing1. Software level changes are a far cry from a complete chip redesign. So your estimated time frame is not realistic at all.
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Ken stated the chips were late. He attributed this to needing to redesign the chips, making them "up to 20% more efficient" (cue 20% Cooler FIM FTW!). Delayed chip production can not be attributed to software, learn to SHA256 ASIC. If the mysterious Intellihash is indeed software capable of being run on top of any chips, Ken's explanation of delayed chips is clearly a lie. Delayed chips is hardware, not software. Learn to difference.
There's simply too much fail in this thread.