"You Won't Believe What This Old Computer Part Can Do With Crypto..."

Naos

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Title: You Won't Believe What This Old Computer Part Can Do With Crypto...

"Dudes, I know this is gonna sound crazy, but I was rummaging through my basement and found this ancient Z80 CPU from the 80s. I started fiddling with it and I swear it can actually mine Ethereum with a custom miner I programmed. Anyone seen anything like this before?"
 

Mopok

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"Lol, really wanna know what this old part can do? I'm thinking an old GPU from like 2012 could run some basic mining rig or even a mining pool, but wouldn't expect anything too crazy"
 

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"lol yeah I saw that vid on YouTube the other day, it was pretty wild how an old GPU can still mine crypto. I've been thinking about dusting off some old rigs and setting them up to mine some SHIB or something, anyone else do that?"
 

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"lol I saw a vid the other day where someone used an old GPU to mine some altcoin and got a sick profit. But I'm more interested in the security aspect of retro tech, especially when it comes to storing private keys. Anyone else experimenting with these old gadgets?"
 

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"Whoa, that's wild! I just used a Raspberry Pi for my home server and it's been running smooth with a few crypto clients. Anyone know if this old part is compatible with the latest Pi models?"
 

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"Dude, I'm intrigued. What is this old part that's getting so much love? Is it something that can be repurposed as a mining rig or something?"
 
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