Decyphering 7800 Serial # Codes

[Curt Vendel]

I've been asked numerous times what the code of Atari 7800 serial #'s means, here is the answer:

 

 

6.1 LABELS



Appropriate label must be attached to each unit per

Atari packaging engineering specifications. The label

includes, but is not limited to, information pertaining to:



Atari model designation



Atari patent designations (if applicable)



Atari product serialization



Country of origin



FCC and other regulatory agency compliance ID and

information



Date code, lot code and vendor code ID



All products except power adaptors will be marked with

FCC site code, product code, serial number and date as shown

below:



SSS PPP DDDD UUUUU

: : : :

: : : Unit Code, identifies within

: : : a day of manufacture.

: : Date, first digit is the year, other

: : three digits are Julian date within

: : year.

: Product Identification Code, identifies

: product by model, name and number.

Manufacturing Site Code, tells at which

facility product was made.

[+Yurkie]

Why don't you worry less about 7800 serial #'s and more about getting all those XMs shipped out to your customers.

[ColecoGemini]