Roydea6 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My 400 has # AV 490453--532 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nama Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Mine: AV 245356 Date code stamp looks like 763, but that can't be right so I guess it's 163. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean39 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hi My Serial # is as follows Serial # 024184 date code 391 Real simple mine was made in the 39th week of 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Updated list, including 3 more from me: Atari 400 serial numbers & owners & dates WW/YY: NTSC: --------------------------- 9 45 3375 ClausB 45/80? 9 48 5663 (WW061/18) adam242 48/80? AV 173873 10/1 (AV 492934 402) jacobus 10/81 AV 030962 331 5863 orpheuswaking 33/81 381 6793 owinnimo 38/81 391 8230 owinnimo 39/81 431 6737 421 Bryan 42/81 or 43/81 481 1259 jacobus 48/81 AV 024184 022 Sean39 02/82 AV 243692 042 bar897 04/82 AV 210552 142 (AV083743) Mirage 14/82 AV 361209 292 (AV 194896 7-12) Chilly Willy 29/82 AV 321493 302 tep392 30/82 AV 163775 91120 392 (AV 511363) edward1024 39/82 AV 461?73 422 Stephen 42/82 AV 485595 472 orpheuswaking 47/82 AV 468285 492 kool kitty89 49/82 AV 455505 492 ClausB 49/82 AV 519454 512 Bryan 51/82 AV 359757 522 owinnimo 52/82 AV 490453 532 rdea6 53/82 AV 434887 023 orpheuswaking 02/83 AV 459975 023 Spurge 02/83 AV 01799 043 83A jacobus 04/83 AV 464601 053 ClausB 05/83 AV 02966 063 83A jacobus 06/83 AV 399609 113 Bryan 11/83 AV 425492 113 ClausB 11/83 AV 418392 123 orpheuswaking 12/83 AV 399234 143 orpheuswaking 14/83 AV 368167 153 (AV397463) BillC 15/83 AV 245356 163 nama 16/83 AV 278113 163 OracleJedi 16/83 AV 430383 173 doctorclu 17/83 AV 429921 183 iratasan 18/83 AV 27055 193 HatNJ 19/83 AV 420359 203 owinnimo 20/83 AV 523584 doctorclu ??/?? AV 302124 Bryan ??/?? AV 316722 (AV 160238 9122) Ditto ??/?? AV 330172 potatohead ??/?? AV 421708 swlovinist ??/?? AV 479540 jsmith73 ??/?? several owinnimo ??/?? PAL: --------------------------- 051 004998 (351) Rybags G 172 BY 102534 (050 005417) 431 mimo 051 006809 032 skr BY 116316 032 mimo BZ 105407 Sleepy BZ 110353 (082) sup8pdct BY 118067 362 (BY 111548 830) Fox-1 / mnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Mine is 025372 16K G. What's that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 new 400 today with an embossed "412", printed "489543" and "AV168668 10/8" handwirtten. (the machine is CTIA with non-Atari 48K RAM upgrade) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 My 400 is PAL, original 16K (now upgraded to 48K). It is a UK-PAL one. Originally has OS A PAL, GTIA chip. Now has OS B (NTSC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBO Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 First one, it's a 400P Second A400, It's a 400U Basically, what is the difference between a 400P and a 400U ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low.blow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Atari 400 GTIA, NTSC, original 16K (now upgraded to 48K): AV 428709 033 Not my original 400, that one is long gone I got this one(my only Atari) from ebay. Edited May 30, 2014 by low.blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) AV 430382 stamped 173 NTSC, no details known as it arrived so badly smashed I haven't dared to power it up yet Edited May 31, 2014 by slx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Atari must have been concentrating on the XLs by the time those in the last 2 postings were manufactured going by the serial numbers, only 2123 units in 13 to 15 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If the FAQ is correct that production of 400's ended in May of 1983, I must have one of the last ones made. As to my second one, the one made in Sunnyvale, there's no telling. And did anyone determine what the second hand-written skinny label means? I have an 800 with one of those as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon375 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Here's my 400: 16K-GTIA completely stock (membrane keyboard) no other stickers or label on bottom of machine Edited August 1, 2014 by Dragon375 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 AV 302855etched: 282DOMestic; made in Sunnyvale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csimar Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Don't know much about mine, but its stock (except for a 48K upgrade I put in the other day) and I've had it since it was in a box 30 years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Don't know much about mine, but its stock (except for a 48K upgrade I put in the other day) and I've had it since it was in a box 30 years ago... With that original "16K RAM" sticker and similar markings to that effect on the label, it's possible yours had (still has maybe?) a CTIA rather than a GTIA. Have you checked to see? It would be an interesting anachronism if that's the case. Edited August 9, 2014 by DrVenkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 With that original "16K RAM" sticker and similar markings to that effect on the label, it's possible yours had (still has maybe?) a CTIA rather than a GTIA. Have you checked to see? It would be an interesting anachronism if that's the case. i doubt it, I'm fairly certain that's what the "G" before "16K" on the label is to indicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csimar Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 With that original "16K RAM" sticker and similar markings to that effect on the label, it's possible yours had (still has maybe?) a CTIA rather than a GTIA. Have you checked to see? It would be an interesting anachronism if that's the case. It is a CTIA, judging from the tests I could find on this forum. (POKE 623,64 does nothing, and the "GRAPHICS 9" loop in basic results in flashing blue-to-black) PS I may have missed it in the thread, but did anyone decipher this type of serial number? 421 1193 doesnt seem to correspond to any schemes I'm seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csimar Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I just clued into the serial numbers. So production was in 42nd month of 81? I could have sworn we got this in 1980, but it's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 42nd WEEK of '81, if the 3 digit code holds true for those "16K" serial numbers. The second sticker there indicates it went into the box on October 25, so that's about right. I thought they'd switched over to GTIA completely by then but who knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It is a CTIA, judging from the tests I could find on this forum. (POKE 623,64 does nothing, and the "GRAPHICS 9" loop in basic results in flashing blue-to-black) PS I may have missed it in the thread, but did anyone decipher this type of serial number? 421 1193 doesnt seem to correspond to any schemes I'm seeing. So jealous. Dying for a CTIA machine. PM if you're ever interested in unloading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 42nd WEEK of '81, if the 3 digit code holds true for those "16K" serial numbers. The second sticker there indicates it went into the box on October 25, so that's about right. I thought they'd switched over to GTIA completely by then but who knows? According to this source, they phased out CTIA around Oct/Nov 1981, so this unit would be one of the last ones with the CTIA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BIT 1337 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 My emboss reads 082 Then 013962 on the official sticker. Last is G 152 AV070285-16 2/17 L40 P on the sticker that almost peeledoff. This is my original 400, and my dad said he bought it around 82 or so, which seems to fit. I haven't fired it up in years as I use a 130 XE mostly with Maxflash carts I made with my faves (and APE when I want to try something else) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Another entry - this one embossed with 112 (March 1981) Serial # 019334 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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