New I would appreciate clarification about BitCoin Mining

[aaron trendsetta gogetta]

I am new to Bitcoin mining and I am unfamiliar with this kind of equipment 

I was wondering if someone who's knowledgeable about mining could clarify a few details 

I am interested in Antminers and WhatsMiners 

Are AntMiners only for BTC and BTH plus some other minors ? What can WhatsMiners mine ? 

Can you download software to these machines to configure them to mine anything ? Do they have operating systems ? 

Are AntMiners only the SHA-256 algorithm ? Which algorithm are WhatsMiners ? Can the algorithm be modified ? 

***** important ***** 

Does each machine have two cables to devide the energy consumption if you use two outlets on two circuits ? 

If some miners have only one cable can you use something to devide it and use two outlets ? 

Does WhatsMiner M21S specifically have two cables ? 

If someone does not have each answer or they would rather not provide so much detail then they can just answer what they choose 

I appreciate it 

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[NotFuzzyWarm]

For a start, checkout the Beginners & Help area of the forum.
Aside from that all BTC miners use ASIC's - Application Specific Integrated Circuits. The chips are hard programed to do only one thing -- process the SHA-256 algorithm. That cannot be changed but it does mean that you can mine any coin that uses SHA-256.

[mikeywith]

 Are AntMiners only for BTC and BTH plus some other minors ? What can WhatsMiners mine ? 

Antminers(Bitmain) make different miners for different algos, but majority are SHA256, Whatsminer (MicroBT) only make SHA256 miners

Can you download software to these machines to configure them to mine anything ? Do they have operating systems ?

 

No you can't, yes they come with an operating system

Does each machine have two cables to devide the energy consumption if you use two outlets on two circuits ? 

Antminer usually, because they use C13 which is not capable of doing the 3kw+ they need, Whatsminer use C19 a single cable.

If some miners have only one cable can you use something to devide it and use two outlets ? 

Supplying a PSU that takes a single input from two different sources is probably not recommended,  i have seen a C19 - male C20 Y cable which means the same input supplies two PSUs but not the opposite, i won't do that unless approved by the manufaturer.

Does WhatsMiner M21S specifically have two cables ? 

Nop, only one cable

[FP91G]

You can find information on most of your and similar questions on the websites of equipment manufacturers.
I have provided links only for searching technical information.

https://www.bitmain.com/
https://www.whatsminer.com/
https://innosilicon.shop/
https://www.canaan.io/
https://www.ebang.com/
https://www.iceriver.io/    
https://ipollo.com/
https://www.jasminer.com/
https://www.goldshell.com/
https://gmominer.z.com/

https://www.asicminervalue.com/

There is also a detailed video on YouTube with an overview of each ASIC, if you want to use the search.