[Info-vax] Alpha CPU revision & serial number, blank?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <4ef11a62$0$6943$e4fe514c at news2.news.xs4all.nl>, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
> 
> My guess is that the revision and serial number information was mostly
> added there to identify IA-64 (and possibly later Alpha) processors?

   The serial number of a VAX 11/780 was readable from the system ID
   register.  I haven't seen such since VAX-11, but I'd not be surprized
   if it was there on an 8000 series VAX with an SBI.