a309@mindlink.UUCP (George Lin) (03/11/90)
1) My serial number on my HP48SX is 3003A00256. Does this mean my calulator is the 256th one off the line? ------------------------------------------------------------------- I was pleasantly shocked to find that the 48's were available in Canada so soon. George Lin -- Mindlink, BC
dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) (03/13/90)
In article <1289@mindlink.UUCP> a309@mindlink.UUCP (George Lin) writes: >1) My serial number on my HP48SX is 3003A00256. Does this mean my calulator >is the 256th one off the line? Perhaps. The first four numbers of HP serial numbers tell you when the product was manufactured. The 30 stands for 1990, while the 03 stands for the third week of HP's fiscal year, which I believe starts Nov 1. In other words, 3003 means that your calculator was manufactured the third week of November 1989. The A means made in America. (S = Singapore (sp?)) The last five digits are the individual unit numbers, but they may be batch numbers, I do not know for sure. Dan Allen Apple Computer