mr_me Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Atari_Bill said: Curious if anyone ever came up with a good theory on serial numbers for original units that began with a ‘R’. I think the R stands for 'region', i.e. a region outside the USA. For example 2609 A, were made in hong kong for the usa while 2609 RH were made in hong kong for Canada, curious how units in Mexico were labeled. The 2609 RH serials start at a million and there were probably around 200k made. There's also an early, made in USA model 1716 R. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5361530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 hours ago, mr_me said: I think the R stands for 'region', i.e. a region outside the USA. For example 2609 A, were made in hong kong for the usa while 2609 RH were made in hong kong for Canada, curious how units in Mexico were labeled. The 2609 RH serials start at a million and there were probably around 200k made. There's also an early, made in USA model 1716 R. Yeah, the 1716 R model was what I was curious about. I’m assuming these aren’t the earliest U.S.A. models, but didn’t know where they fall in production. It’s labeled with the molded ‘made in U.S.A. 1979’ text. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5361589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 All the made in USA Mattel models are within the first 200k or first year of production. In that year, there were several revisions to the box which can help place it, you could also read the dates printed on the chips. The model 1716 is a bit of a mystery, seems rare. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5361598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, mr_me said: All the made in USA Mattel models are within the first 200k or first year of production. In that year, there were several revisions to the box which can help place it, you could also read the dates printed on the chips. The model 1716 is a bit of a mystery, seems rare. Interesting. Thanks for the info. For whatever reason I always find the SN discussions fascinating. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5361629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Another loose Intellivision to add to the database: 000998. Not the lowest number, but pretty low. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5372764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonaru Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 That may be a rare 1979 launch model. Can you open it up and take pictures of the power supply and motherboard? I'm wondering if there are any differences 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5372817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_813 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I have a System Changer and box, SN 000801, loose Intellivoice SN 063456, and 2609A SN 873222 if someone can add to the DB. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5372877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 4:21 PM, Sonaru said: That may be a rare 1979 launch model. Can you open it up and take pictures of the power supply and motherboard? I'm wondering if there are any differences I opened it up. The motherboard has the metal shield soldered on the top and bottom so there is nothing to see until the shield is removed. I forgot to take photos of the power supply, sorry. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5373344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 7:14 AM, mr_me said: All the made in USA Mattel models are within the first 200k or first year of production. In that year, there were several revisions to the box which can help place it, you could also read the dates printed on the chips. The model 1716 is a bit of a mystery, seems rare. I was asking about the ‘R’ model because I was trying to decide about a purchase. I did end up picking it up. Here are some pics. Very early SN for an R. Also in very nice shape. No SN on the box so that didn’t help with any questions. I opened it up and I was wondering if maybe the R designation along with the model 1716 could be ‘Refurbished’. I ask because when I look inside, there is a number hand written on the board. I think it says 38996. See the pic. Could that be the original SN? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5373798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonaru Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 6:42 PM, Lathe26 said: I opened it up. The motherboard has the metal shield soldered on the top and bottom so there is nothing to see until the shield is removed. I forgot to take photos of the power supply, sorry. Please send pictures of the motherboard if you remove the shielding. Also let me know if you decide to sell it. Been meaning to get a launch model for a while but it's hard to find one when you don't know how many systems sold for the test launch Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5376232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/25/2023 at 3:26 PM, Atari_Bill said: I was asking about the ‘R’ model because I was trying to decide about a purchase. I did end up picking it up. Here are some pics. Very early SN for an R. Also in very nice shape. No SN on the box so that didn’t help with any questions. I opened it up and I was wondering if maybe the R designation along with the model 1716 could be ‘Refurbished’. I ask because when I look inside, there is a number hand written on the board. I think it says 38996. See the pic. Could that be the original SN? Im not sure if you noticed this, but the soldered shielding is also strange. The top looks normal, but the bottom is black (Super Pro). Ive never seen that before. Normally both pieces are unpainted steel (atleast for the many 2609 systems ive seen). My guess it was fixed before, or refirbished by mattel. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5376492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 10 hours ago, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said: Im not sure if you noticed this, but the soldered shielding is also strange. The top looks normal, but the bottom is black (Super Pro). Ive never seen that before. Normally both pieces are unpainted steel (atleast for the many 2609 systems ive seen). My guess it was fixed before, or refirbished by mattel. That supports my theory of refurbishment for the ‘R’ models. I also noticed that there seems to be another SN sticker below the existing one. I can’t get the top one off without destroying it however. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5376746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The serial number sticker covering another sticker tells you something authorised by Mattel happened to that system. 11 hours ago, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said: Im not sure if you noticed this, but the soldered shielding is also strange. The top looks normal, but the bottom is black (Super Pro). Ive never seen that before. Normally both pieces are unpainted steel (atleast for the many 2609 systems ive seen). My guess it was fixed before, or refirbished by mattel. I think that shield in the made in Hong Kong 2609 units are black. Also notice the two tabs on the side are not soldered. 19 hours ago, Sonaru said: Please send pictures of the motherboard if you remove the shielding. Also let me know if you decide to sell it. Been meaning to get a launch model for a while but it's hard to find one when you don't know how many systems sold for the test launch They could be the same as all the other made in USA 2609 models. Mattel probably continued production going into 1980 as their suppliers were able to scale up supply of components. If there were changes, it could have happened anytime over the first two hundred thousand units. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5376807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash7 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Super Pro System Partial Tutor Pro 31440 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5377076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 The database has not been updated in many years fyi 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5446298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) On 4/9/2024 at 9:42 PM, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said: The database has not been updated in many years fyi Somebody needs to get back on that. Edited June 12 by First Spear Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5484853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 5 hours ago, First Spear said: Somebody needs to get back on that. I'll take it over as soon as I finish cataloging all the extant Keyboard Components. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5485026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 17 hours ago, Rod said: I'll take it over as soon as I finish cataloging all the extant Keyboard Components. Thanks. I had it on my plate but couldn't get it in a usable form (the "somebody" in my post was me), it would be great if you want to run with it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5485389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 17 hours ago, Rod said: I'll take it over as soon as I finish cataloging all the extant Keyboard Components. That a boy Rod! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5485391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbmiedad72 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I just recently stumbled across this forum and it got me wanting to get my system fixed, it doesn't powe on. I've got someone I'm sending it to. I'm not good at soldering (I can't at all) and I'm sure it will need a few things. Model: 3504 Serial: A 006664 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5494525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardRobbie Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Here's my console, Dad picked it up for $20 last year from eBay. It's got a date with a replacement RF modulator or a composite video modification at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/198812-the-official-intellivision-serial-number-database/page/21/#findComment-5553479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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