[Info-vax] factory codes

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <4d2b794f-f75e-4870-a62e-4f8e747ff619 at m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
	dsnyder <danieldsnyder at gmail.com> writes:
> 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

Wow, this is cool.  I will need to save this and when I have a chance
go over all my stuff to see its history.  Do the same rules apply to
things other than actual computer systems?

bill

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