<p>Microsoft Windows.</p>
<p>In the <a href="https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2009-January/014994.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin v0.1 release announcement</a> Satoshi Nakamoto stated</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Windows only for now.  Open source C++ code is included.</p>
<ul>
<li>Unpack the files into a directory</li>
<li>Run BITCOIN.EXE</li>
<li>It automatically connects to other nodes</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Linux versions appeared in 0.2.0 if <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client</a> is correct</p>
<blockquote>
<p>the bitcoin releases 0.1.0 up to 0.1.5 which supported only Windows 2000 / Windows NT and Windows XP (perhaps Windows Vista). The next bitcoin release 0.2.0 from Dec 2009, nearly a year later, starts to support Linux</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This is supported by <a href="https://www.bitcoin.com/satoshi-archive/forum/bitcoin-forum/21/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bitcoin.com/satoshi-archive/forum/bitcoin-forum/21/</a> and <a href="https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/bitcoin-list/29/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/bitcoin-list/29/</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>New Features</p>
<p>Martti Malmi<br />
...</p>
<ul>
<li>Linux version (tested on Ubuntu)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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But where blocks mined using version 0.1?
user2284570
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Yes. https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/122302/13866
RedGrittyBrick
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RedGrittyBrick
<p>Windows is my opinion because only he would know that.   And to be honest I don't believe Satoshi Nakamoto is even real I believe he was made up by rich people or powerfully people to make a way to hide their money or tax evade.   Or by biblical facts it's to make a one world currency that leads to one world orderc</p>

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Its Me Jokerz Jokerz
<p>The question seems anecdotal but it has an importance when reading the old <code>key.MakeNewKey()</code> source code :</p>
<ol>
<li>At that time, block rewards of 50 BTC were sent to a newly generated pubkey at each blocks. As far I can tell, each key were added to the wallet at the approximately the block’s timestamp.</li>
<li>Bitcoin Core was using <code>/dev/urandom</code> on Linux but on Windows even when openssl was asked for secure randomness, the generator had to be initialized manually each time to a initial value : and in the case of key generation, <strong>that value was set to <code>HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA</code> by Satoshi</strong> !</li>
</ol>
<p>So if I’m not wrong, this means block rewards mined by using Windows had weak randomness as the possible values are far more limited than the secp256k1’s order.  As a result, does this means he only used Linux personally?</p>

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Interesting question. The first released Bitcoin software was only available on Windows so it's safe to assume Satoshi (and anyone else) was using Windows to mine at the time.
Antoine Poinsot
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@AntoinePoinsot but were Bitcoins actually mined with that version?
user2284570
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When Satoshi Nakamoto mined his first set of blocks in 2008/2009, it was on Bitcoin Core, but was he using Linux or Windows?
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# When Satoshi Nakamoto mined his first set of blocks in 2008/2009, it was on Bitcoin Core, but was he using Linux or Windows?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-18)

The question seems anecdotal but it has an importance when reading the old `key.MakeNewKey()` source code :

1. At that time, block rewards of 50 BTC were sent to a newly generated pubkey at each blocks. As far I can tell, each key were added to the wallet at the approximately the block’s timestamp.
2. Bitcoin Core was using `/dev/urandom` on Linux but on Windows even when openssl was asked for secure randomness, the generator had to be initialized manually each time to a initial value : and in the case of key generation, **that value was set to `HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA` by Satoshi** !

So if I’m not wrong, this means block rewards mined by using Windows had weak randomness as the possible values are far more limited than the secp256k1’s order. As a result, does this means he only used Linux personally?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, history, windows, satoshi-nakamoto, random

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Interesting question. The first released Bitcoin software was only available on Windows so it's safe to assume Satoshi (and anyone else) was using Windows to mine at the time.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 but were Bitcoins actually mined with that version?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-11-18. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Microsoft Windows.

In the [Bitcoin v0.1 release announcement](https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2009-January/014994.html) Satoshi Nakamoto stated

> Windows only for now. Open source C++ code is included.
>
> * Unpack the files into a directory
> * Run BITCOIN.EXE
> * It automatically connects to other nodes

Linux versions appeared in 0.2.0 if <https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client> is correct

> the bitcoin releases 0.1.0 up to 0.1.5 which supported only Windows 2000 / Windows NT and Windows XP (perhaps Windows Vista). The next bitcoin release 0.2.0 from Dec 2009, nearly a year later, starts to support Linux

This is supported by <https://www.bitcoin.com/satoshi-archive/forum/bitcoin-forum/21/> and <https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/bitcoin-list/29/>

> New Features
>
> Martti Malmi  
> ...
>
> * Linux version (tested on Ubuntu)

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* [When was the paper of bitcoin announced?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/54830/13866)
* [When and how did Bitcoin start?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/659/13866)
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* [When did the ASIC mining era begin?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/40944/13866)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: But where blocks mined using version 0.1?  
> **username_2**: Yes. https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/122302/13866  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-12-01. Score: -1

Windows is my opinion because only he would know that. And to be honest I don't believe Satoshi Nakamoto is even real I believe he was made up by rich people or powerfully people to make a way to hide their money or tax evade. Or by biblical facts it's to make a one world currency that leads to one world orderc


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