[Info-vax] factory codes

[H Vlems]

On 23 dec, 15:53, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
> In article <4d2b794f-f75e-4870-a62e-4f8e747ff... at m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
>         dsnyder <danieldsny... at gmail.com> writes:
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> > 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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Yes, network equipment manufactured under the Digital brand follows
the same form. Like the DECbridge 150, a DECserver 100 or a DELNI.