[Info-vax] factory codes

[H Vlems]

On 23 dec, 14:32, dsnyder <danieldsny... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 23, 7:22 am, H Vlems <hvl... at freenet.de> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > Thanks,
> > Hans
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> Hans,
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> A bit more complete reply, I did not originate, but picked out of
> c.o.v previous posts:
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> The serial number can be broken into 3 areas...
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> The first two digits indicate the country of Manufacture
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> 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
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> The 3rd Digit indicates the year
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> 7 = 1997       8 = 1998        9 = 1999        etc.
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> The 4th & 5th digits indicate the week of manufacture from
> January.
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> 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
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> The remaining digits indicate the run number.
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> 00005 =        The 5th one made at this plant
> 00100 =        The 100th one made at this plant
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> Dan- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -
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Dan, thanks, I found the earlier post too, with another set of
keywords.

But the codes TA, KL and PY are still unknown to me. The TA code is on
a DECserver 100.
Perhaps a long closed plant in Scotland?

Hans