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ch09: Update testnet3 size

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@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Keeping the coins worthless and the mining easy, however, is not easy. Despite p
The current testnet is called _testnet3_, the third iteration of testnet, restarted in February 2011 to reset the difficulty from the previous testnet.
Keep in mind that testnet3 is a large blockchain, in excess of 20 GB in early 2017. It will take a day or so to sync fully and use up resources on your computer. Not as much as mainnet, but not exactly "lightweight" either. One good way to run a testnet node is as a virtual machine image (e.g., VirtualBox, Docker, Cloud Server, etc.) dedicated for that purpose.
Keep in mind that testnet3 is a large blockchain, in excess of 25 GB in 2021. It will take a day or so to sync fully and use up resources on your computer. Not as much as mainnet, but not exactly "lightweight" either. One good way to run a testnet node is as a virtual machine image (e.g., VirtualBox, Docker, Cloud Server, etc.) dedicated for that purpose.
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