Quote from: mmo4me.2016 on October 22, 2018, 05:15:05 AM

Quote from: ETFbitcoin on September 08, 2018, 05:53:52 PM

You meant this one https://smile.amazon.com/21-INC-21BC1-Bitcoin-Computer/dp/B014RD021C?

With it's specification (0.9 GHz ARMv7 with 1GB SDRAM), this device won't able to run windows (as standalone device) due at all. I doubt it can even run full nodes without struggling.

Quote from: emccurry86 on September 07, 2018, 06:26:15 PM

I'd really like to get my 21 bitcoin computer running to see how profitable it may be.

Profitable? This device is aimed for Bitcoin developer, not miners. I'm sure this device is useless for mining.

In my opinion, it's not a mining device or a mining bitcoin, it's just like a blockchain node-sized computer to create and receive network transactions, so you can use the official network. Instead you have to use 3rd party support!

THERE IS NO 3RD PARTY SUPPORT--

The 21.co BTC computers are hard-coded in the ASIC processor to communicate with the 21.co server. The 21.co server is down permanently. It used a proprietary protocol for the mining bitstreams. No 3rd party mining software can drive the ASIC chip because of this.

The units are still being sold to unwitting purchasers who hope to mine with them. It can't be done, nobody will step in and code a work-around miner for an obsolete device. The whole project, including instructions and device specific forums, has been dropped by 21.co, and 21.co is no longer in existence. --scryptr