Sequential Macs

[unity]

I suppose this is not a huge deal. But I noticed today that two of my SE's where made back to back. By this time, many of Macs have been scattered around the world so to find two, a pair, like this I figured was pretty neat. If you think about it, all these years later they have been together since they left the line. From a collectors standpoint, I will restore them and keep them as a pair. Only for the oddity. As for their value, I dont think it adds anything. Now if this was rare currency, people would love this!

F7285Q2M5101

F7285Q3M5101

6,598th and 6,599th made during week 28 in 1987.

I also found some others that are close, but no other back to back builds. For example, I have several Classics and two are separated by just one unit. #78 & #80.

To think they could have easily been turned to scrap.

 

[360alaska]

What are the odds? That's neat!

 

[olePigeon]

That's pretty cool.  If you bought these second hand, they may have been apart of a large purchase.  Maybe by a business or school, so they got sequentially ordered Macs.  A lot of the equipment at my school is like that.

 

[Byrd]

That is kind of cool - do you remember where you got them from?  It might explain the matching up.

 

[unity]

I do and the fact that they share the same computer lab tag on the front that tells more. They came from a university in Chattanooga, TN. One is mark #14 and the other #9. I will probably leave the metal tags on unless restoration ruins them. They will need a fair amount of work to get looking good again.

 

[SE30_Neal]

It is cool though

 

[olePigeon]

Carefully applied heat gun or even a hair dryer may allow you to remove those asset tags without damaging them or the computer.

 

[zerobotman]

Just think. Wherever you got them from, they were side by side almost 30 years ago in the factory.