Bitcoin ASIC hardware
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@Bitcoin Edu: FACT: In 2009, bitcoin mining was performed on CPU's. Today however, specialized computers known as ASIC's are the most common hardware.
@GeoTechie @dwr A lot of that ASIC hardware becomes obsolete fast for bitcoin mining - I wonder if it can be repurposed for other tasks?
@Bitcoin Edu: FACT: 31 Jan 2013. The first bitcoin mining ASIC hardware from Avalon performed at 67.5 GH/s. It was delivered to Bitcoin developer jgarzik