Erik Hersman's avatar
Erik Hersman whiteafrican@iris.to 6 months ago
The Proto miner hardware seems like a real step-change for ASICs. The reusable rig is amazing, now just swap out hashboards. The modularity and openness (software and hardware) will allow everyone to do a lot more with them, and for a lot longer. The rig is part of the infrastructure. The upgrade path is so much easier
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Vincent Vasco's avatar
Vincent Vasco vincent@zaps.lol 6 months ago
Possibility of upgrading and optimization of space, you no longer replace the machines, just the cards, with I imagine savings made over the generations.
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markonyte 5 months ago
Possibly also not relying on bitmain firmware
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Asako 5 months ago
Watching Proto's live stream, I realized the biggest problem for miners is having their mining interrupted when a machine crashes. Even if just a fan broke, they had to shut down the whole machine and stop mining. They needed to open the case with a Phillips screwdriver, let it cool down, and wait until the machine was back in a good mood. During that time, product support didn’t really help — it was just a matter of waiting. I couldn’t believe it at first, but this new machine doesn’t stop mining even if one board fails. You can replace the broken board without shutting the whole thing down. Truly non-stop.
Erik Hersman's avatar Erik Hersman
The Proto miner hardware seems like a real step-change for ASICs. The reusable rig is amazing, now just swap out hashboards. The modularity and openness (software and hardware) will allow everyone to do a lot more with them, and for a lot longer. The rig is part of the infrastructure. The upgrade path is so much easier
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