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Old 27th February, 2016, 03:22 AM
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All the mining work is done by the ASIC modules which plug in to a USB port.

The Raspberry Pi just provides connection to the net, gets the new work, and passes it to the ASICs.

Using a Raspberry Pi saves electricity, and runs silently.
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