[cperciva]

From the scrypt paper (which keep in mind is assuming hardware from 2002, and isn't assuming an attacker is using ASICs which have been developed since then)

Just to be clear, the scrypt paper assumes attackers use ASICs fabricated with 2002-era technology. Obviously there weren't any scrypt ASICs in 2002; but I was able to estimate what their performance and cost would have been.

[j-berman]

Should have been clearer, thank you!

And thank you for the algorithm!