I acquired a Macintosh a while ago and I always thought it was a stock 512K fat Mac, as I saw the typical "Macintosh 512K" badge on the back. A few weeks ago, I checked the serial number on the bottom and it actually was "M0001"! I guess this was originally a 128K and then upgraded to 512K. I checked the info on macfaq.org and this is what I got "Your Macintosh 128 (M0001), with serial number FxxxxxxM0001, was the 5227th manufactured during the 26th week of 1984 in Fremont, CA."
This really threw me off as according to Wiki, "By April 1984 the company sold 50,000 Macintoshes, and hoped for 70,000 by early May and almost 250,000 by the end of the year." How could my Mac be manufactured in May 1984 as the 5227th unit if by April there were already 50k units sold?
Am I missing anything here? btw, is this machine worth more or less than a regular 512k?
This really threw me off as according to Wiki, "By April 1984 the company sold 50,000 Macintoshes, and hoped for 70,000 by early May and almost 250,000 by the end of the year." How could my Mac be manufactured in May 1984 as the 5227th unit if by April there were already 50k units sold?
Am I missing anything here? btw, is this machine worth more or less than a regular 512k?