Quote from: faetos on July 09, 2014, 05:25:21 PM

Quote from: The Avenger on July 09, 2014, 04:46:51 PM

Quote from: tolip_wen on July 09, 2014, 03:24:03 PM

Many accurately predicted delivery date exactly including what appears to be a pause.

Please show your homework for this statement, as it certainly doesn't ring true for people who read this thread fully and regularly.

I was certainly under the illusion that KFC would ship in q1. When BC said they were still in development in Jan then it finally dawned on me that Avenger was right. I promptly asked for a refund sadly realizing that it would never ROI if it were not released in q1.

Same here... Does anyone remember when they announced re-submission of the code First week of Jan? If they had finished the shuttle service, and didn't have to re-submit the code, then the timeframe would have been much shorter. " I know you remember Faetos.... hehe (post at bottom)

"we have completely re-written and optimised the RTL code"

*Obviously, anyone who ordered most likely thought we would get Neppies shipping way before the last day of Q2. We had every reason to believe that late Q1 was a possibility. I don't think it was intentional, I think there was problems with the chip, which is also why we are hashing with 5 boxes per Neppie, instead of a single tidy box like Jupiter. The code re-submission wreaked havoc on the timeline and case design
Everyone saying they planned to screw us ahead of time is like saying they knew about Gox in 1976 imho.

KNC did what they could there... We wouldn't even be discussing this though if KNC had been more transparent and forthcoming on what was happening. It's too bad we live in a time when "secrecy" is held in such high regard by those doing the developing/manufacturing, but when there's tens of millions at stake I can understand development secrecy.
My biggest "Peeve" is the cloud-hashing farm. That hurts customers in every way.

"The post"....

Quote from: Bitcoinorama on January 17, 2014, 03:12:17 PM

Quote from: faetos on January 17, 2014, 02:13:03 PM

1421 pages. I wonder what percentage of that content is OT.

on topic - KnC - I want an update on the status of the Neptunes, please.

Neptunes are still very much in the preliminary design phase. As much as the timeline will be reduced significantly in comparison to a standard engineering project at 20nm, if such exists, because this is absolute bleeding edge we want to be absolutely sure what we commit to silicon will ensure a successful product at the end. This initial phase will not be rushed.

That said we have completely re-written and optimised the RTL code. The Jupiter project was very much focused upon safe speed to market and the window of opportunity hashing power presented in this present finite period prior to significant competition. The Neptune project whilst adhering to aspects of the aforementioned must focus upon power consumption as it's primary trait if customers (you guys) will be able to compete successfully over a longer period. We know that we are reaching limits on standard household circuits, we want you to remain competitive w.r.t. the unfolding mining landscape and we are all to well aware that electricity costs will come into focus in the not too distant future.

So where we are now is that we have a working FPGA code and are in the process of testing that and tweaking any further refinements before it's submission.

With respect to the speculation above we sold out of Neptune's last night.

*Shortly after this post, we lost BitcoinOrama as a Rep. (last post Jan 20th) Any Guesses why?
My guess= N.D.A. Violation (Non Disclosure Agreement) resulting in termination without pay. Which would explain why we heard tales of KNC still owing 'Orama a few thousand dollars. Just a guess.