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Mac Portable Help with Serial Number
Posted by: dondi on 2020-04-21 10:37:23
I just acquired a Mac Portable and it has a Serial Number of "C". Is there any significance to that (If any)? Does it mean it was the third unit produced?

Thanks,

Don

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Posted by: LaPorta on 2020-04-21 11:02:59
CK denotes being made in Cork, Ireland. Not sure what the solitary C means.
Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2020-04-22 02:09:48
Your Mac Portable was the 3rd Mac (CK108003M60) manufactured during the 8th week (CK108003M60) of 1991 (CK108003M60) in Cork, Ireland (CK108003M60).
Posted by: dondi on 2020-04-22 08:19:23
Thank you LaPorta and BadGoldEagle.

Any significance to the Serial Number C?

Don
Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2020-04-22 09:48:44
I'm afraid no one really knows. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the name of place it was manufactured.

I've seen Mac Classics with no text, with the actual production date (aka Chassis date) or with this "Serial Number" + letter text...

The sticker on my Quadra 950 (made June '92) says Serial Number S...
Posted by: dondi on 2020-04-22 11:17:27
Thank you for the data. I appreciate it.

Don
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