23 Jun
1997
23 Jun
'97
10:47 p.m.
On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Marvin wrote:
I guess another thing that would be useful would be
the initial starting
point of the serial numbers for each computer. I find by looking at the
date code on the ICs, I can get *some* idea of when a machine was
actually built. Of course, that assumes that the chips were used
shortly after they were made, and I generally look at a variety of chips
to find the latest date code. I hadn't thought of ECO's; that sounds
like a good idea. Thanks!
I've found that some serial numbers will start with 100... instead of,
say, just 1. So the first will end up being 1000001. Another example is
the Apple ][ which started with 2001.
Sam
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