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Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 07:36:11 i found this link on fritter, looks interesting: http://macfaq.org/serial.html The serial # from the "prototype" 128k (HoaxMac is my pet name for it) that was auctioned on eBay recently returned this info: Your Mac 128 (M0001), with serial number F4128D3M0001, was the 10839th manufactured during the 12th week of 1984 in Fremont, CA. HoaxMac link for the curious: http://cgi.ebay.ca/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1328274474 jt:linkasaurus-absurdicus Edited by - trash80toG-4 on 26 Mar 2002 07:49:13
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 10:35:19 I've got to try that on my 68k's...I love finding out when something was built! I did the same for my old '89 Volkswagen Cabriolet. 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 10:46:52 quote: I've got to try that on my 68k's...I love finding out when something was built! I did the same for my old '89 Volkswagen Cabriolet. Didn't work on my 475. quote: This is a work in progress, but mostly finished. It works - or should, anyway - for all Mac Plus and earlier serial numbers. that's why i posted it here, i assume they are progressing! jt Edited by - trash80toG-4 on 26 Mar 2002 10:47:16
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 11:44:34 Of course, I'm sure it would be nearly impossible to catagorize all the millions of serials... 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 16:18:10 quote: Of course, I'm sure it would be nearly impossible to catagorize all the millions of serials... depends on how cryptic apple tried to be, the sig's for collectable cameras, cars, and trucks have compiled decoders and tables from data snippets from the pre-mainframe era! i wouldn't hold my breath, but i woundn't bet against it at all, no matter the odds. jt
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 18:48:26 Typing your serial number into TattleTech gives you some info about its manufacture... ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 00014 Macs liberated.
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 21:08:10 quote: Typing your serial number into TattleTech gives you some info about its manufacture... Well...instead of asking what Tattle Tech was, I pulled a JT and googled it http://www.tattletech.com/ -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� --------------------
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 21:26:10 Damn, that means that I missed out an an extra post... Anyway, TattleTech is a program that gives all sorts of info about your computer, much like TechTool does, except TattlteTech tells you more! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 00014 Macs liberated.
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 26 Mar 2002 : 21:32:19 I uploaded a similar program called "Mac Envy" onto the HL server...it is circa 1992 so it doesn't handle PPCs well, especially "new world" machines... -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� -------------------- Edited by - FireWire is fast on 26 Mar 2002 21:49:59
Tallgeese Full Member USA 523 Posts	Posted - 27 Mar 2002 : 10:58:19 WOW!!!! I can't believe this AMAZING find! The PROTOTYPE Mac was NOT what the SELLER said it WOULD BE! And WE have CONCLUSIVE PROOF of that FACT! Sgt. Tallgeese Thread Lord of Darkness Apple II Squad Leader 68k Mac Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 4
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 27 Mar 2002 : 15:41:13 I have several compact Macs with yellow lettering and such. the HoaxMac seller is, I can safely say, a mo-ron. ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie Holder of the Compact Mac - -Stick of Justice, with Explodeing CRT head -Wand of Power with Shocking Flyback Transformer Tip ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 27 Mar 2002 : 16:30:54 quote: I have several compact Macs with yellow lettering and such. the HoaxMac seller is, I can safely say, a mo-ron. i don't think so marchie, take another look at that copy, it's really well crafted! i don't think anything misrepresentative was ACTUALLY said. it takes a sharp critter to be that misleading without crossing the line between creative writing and out and out fraud! that's one of the things that kept me on the trail of the trickery that gets the finder to poll a meg of RAM on a system with 512k! jt�
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 27 Mar 2002 : 19:40:08 quote: that's one of the things that kept me on the trail of the trickery that gets the finder to poll a meg of RAM on a system with 512k! I don't know much 'bout computers, but a fellow on the street told me about this new fangled thing called "Photoshop"...he says it can do all sorts of things with pictures! () -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice� --------------------
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 27 Mar 2002 : 19:52:30 quote: quote: that's one of the things that kept me on the trail of the trickery that gets the finder to poll a meg of RAM on a system with 512k! I don't know much 'bout computers, but a fellow on the street told me about this new fangled thing called "Photoshop"...he says it can do all sorts of things with pictures! () yeah, but this clown managed to avoid being fraudulent and get a good feedback response from the buyer. i don't know ANYTHING about eBay, but i noticed that these two had more than one deal that day and wondered if they were in cahoots somehow? jt�
TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 01:56:42 How do I get the serial number to try that serial thing on that website? I looked on my SE SuperDrive and could not find what it wanted, btw Firewire I download that file off the 68k Hotline server and ran it on my 9500 and it said I havea 68020, hehe. Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:16
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 02:17:56 Most PPCs will show us as having a 68020 as a secondary processor, this is (I assume) the 68k emulator. ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 00014 Macs liberated.
TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 02:52:36 I was thinking that, can anyone help with getting the # out my SE? Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:16
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 05:55:13 quote: I was thinking that, can anyone help with getting the # out my SE? should be on the barcode sticker on the back. jt �
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 06:11:08 The major problem is transferring that to the front of the machine, you have to find an archaic pen and write it down on a dead tree... At least I have a MessagePad! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 01 Apr 2002 : 07:11:12 quote: The major problem is transferring that to the front of the machine, you have to find an archaic pen and write it down on a dead tree... At least I have a MessagePad! or a mirror and a graphics based wetware central processing organ! jt �
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 07:11:00 C.P.O. - that's a new one! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
Tallgeese Full Member USA 523 Posts	Posted - 02 Apr 2002 : 23:48:54 I want a barcode decoder ring! Sgt. Tallgeese Thread Lord of Darkness Apple II Squad Leader 68k Mac Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 4
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 10:09:38 quote: I want a barcode decoder ring! How about a cuecat instead? 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 03 Apr 2002 : 18:40:10 Now THERE's a good idea: rig a Cuecat with the decoding software! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 00014 Macs liberated
SiliconValleyPirate Junior Member United Kingdom 273 Posts	Posted - 04 Apr 2002 : 06:03:08 The serial decoder was written to decode the serials on the first 128k and 512k Macs, I think pickle expanded it to cover the Plus as well but it doesn't go any further than that at the moment. -- Mark Benson Visit FlatPackMacs Online <http://fpm.gotdns.com>
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 04 Apr 2002 : 06:53:28 quote: The serial decoder was written to decode the serials on the first 128k and 512k Macs, I think pickle expanded it to cover the Plus as well but it doesn't go any further than that at the moment. good one, spv! caught me assuming that it handled the SE even after i'd even quoted the freakin' disclaimer! OOPS! jt �
TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 04 Apr 2002 : 15:24:54 Thanks for clearing that up, I was woundering why the serial on my SE Superdrive was not long enough for the decoder. Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:16
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 26 Apr 2002 : 17:15:30 The website said that my Mac SE was built in Fremont, CA in 1988! and my LC was an unknown model but was built in 1991 in some unknown location.

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