This is quite interesting thanks for the link. Why only those kind of devices, surely a hard drive and processor should be enough to start Bit mining; what program do you use to actually perform the bit mining if not the Bitcoin software? As far as I understood it, once the database is up to date and you are actively updating the bitcoin ledger, surely you should start having a chance of mining bitcoin? Is there a step by step guide to setting up a bitmining rig on the cheap? Why is there a hardware limitation?

This is my first post ever so hopefully I'm not breaking any forum rules, but as far as I understand it, downloading the Bitcoin software, updating the database and running the database is all that's required for Bitcoin Mining.

Does this mean that if I install multiple Bitcoin software on a multiple of hard drives all with the same IP address that I will have a slightly (ever so slightly) higher chance of mining a Bitcoin?

Again, I am a super noob to everything to do with Bitcoin. I understand how it works and why it is so great a currency system but I'd like to get into mining as a pass time.

Thanks in advanced for any help with my questions!