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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: desai on August 11, 2011, 02:39:31 AM



Title: The -gen option
Post by: desai on August 11, 2011, 02:39:31 AM
The help output says it generates coins, isn't that what mining software does?


Title: Re: The -gen option
Post by: JoelKatz on August 11, 2011, 02:40:06 AM
Yes. Some versions of the bitcoin client have a built in miner that's so slow as to be basically worthless.