[Info-vax] factory codes

[dsnyder]

On Dec 23, 7:22 am, H Vlems <hvl... at freenet.de> wrote:
> I started to document my VAX and AXP systems. The system serial number
> is documented too, handy while applying for a Montagar license. The
> serial number is of the form:
> <factory code> <last digit of year> <production week> <5 character
> serial no>
> Most of the serial numbers start with AY, which is Ayre, Scotland
> IIRC. Which is obvious, since I'm in the Netherlands. But there are
> other codes, and I'd like to know  where they're from.
> What do these factory codes mean:
>  AB
>  TA
>  KL
>  NI
>  PY
>
> Thanks,
> Hans

Hans,

A bit more complete reply, I did not originate, but picked out of
c.o.v previous posts:

The serial number can be broken into 3 areas...

The first two digits indicate the country of Manufacture


AY = Ayr, Scotland
BK = Germany
GA = Galway, Ireland
IQ = Somewhere else
NI = Salem, New Hampshire, USA
PC = Irvine, Scotland
KA = Kanata, Ontario, Canada
CX = Colorado Springs, CO, USA
WF = Westfield, MA, USA
AB = Albuquerque, NM, USA

The 3rd Digit indicates the year


7 = 1997       8 = 1998        9 = 1999        etc.


The 4th & 5th digits indicate the week of manufacture from
January.


01 = 1st week in January
12 = 12th week after January 1st (End of March)
20 = Mid April
For a rough calculate take 4 weeks to the month


The remaining digits indicate the run number.


00005 =        The 5th one made at this plant
00100 =        The 100th one made at this plant

Dan