Stupid question about ASIC and bitcoin mining

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  • MrMaxwell
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2005
    • 10057
    #1

    Stupid question about ASIC and bitcoin mining

    I remember back in the days the DirecTV cards having asic chips in them
    You "had to have an asic" no matter what- even if you used emulation... you could emulate everything BUT the asic

    Well, I don't suppose that the asic from those cards would be worth anything for bitcoin mining... right? It's application specific something or other and the one on that smartcard probably has no real computing ability or anything??


    Just thinking out loud (agaiN)
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    • rowan
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Mar 2002
      • 17393
      #2
      ASIC means Application Specific Integrated Circuit

      In other words, an ASIC chip is designed specifically for the type of device it is installed in.

      A set top box ASIC will be designed to receive video. A Bitcoin ASIC is designed to SHA256 hash.

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        • MrMaxwell
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jul 2005
          • 10057
          #3
          I see
          I see
          I knew it was a stupid idea but ..
          Thank you

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            • Sly
              Let's do some business!
              • Sep 2004
              • 31377
              #4
              No need to preface the thread title with "stupid question."

              We know.
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                • dyna mo
                  just a fucking jerk
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 68184
                  #5
                  mr. maxwell, please disregard SLy's callous comment, there are no stupid questions.

                  there are only stupid people.

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                    • iwantchixx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 12860
                      #6
                      Originally posted by sly
                      no need to preface the thread title with "stupid question."

                      we know.
                      lolzzzzz

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                        • Seth Manson
                          Please dont fuck animals
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 3988
                          #7

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