Mister VCS Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I want to start a little contest: who owns the VCS with the lowest or highest serial-number? The number of mine PAL Atari-Wong 6-switch VCS is 549392006. Is there any relationship between the SN and the year/month the VCS was manufactured? I know AI means Atari Ireland, AT Atari Taiwan and AC Atari China, but the SN? Mister VCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 My S.N. Reads: TR-83-0392465. That is on a Vader NTSC 2600. --------- Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 my lowest number of all my units is 11496 by my sears heavy sixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 4-switch NTSC 82225421 6-switch NTSC (Taiwan) 81043902 4-switch NTSC Box 82360353 Pretty high numbers, I'm sure there are higher ones though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Well for which of the 2600 systems are you talking about? It seems that the Jrs, have lower numbers than the 4 or 6 switch models and the also have letters infront of the numbers. My Jr PAL is: XC1 C4 250705, but my Smaller of the 2 vader boxes is: AT 831148103. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I have a pretty low one. Atari Heavy Sixer (made in Taiwan) T 0003246 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I have a pretty low one. Atari Heavy Sixer (made in Taiwan) T 0003246 the 'T' makes it not so low of a number;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 What about this one, heh? Although this heavy sixer is about to change hands (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 i've got one under 3000, and a 5200 trackball that is like 325! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I wonder if a #0000001 does exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Heavy Sixer - 72132G Anyone know what the "G" is for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukasa Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I wonder if a #0000001 does exist One probably exists out there somewhere but it may have been a prototype or something similar. My four switch vadar doesn't have a SN.... I think the label was removed before I got it. | (Ebay... ) My 6-switch Sears' SN is 82155903. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I have a pretty low one. Atari Heavy Sixer (made in Taiwan) T 0003246 the 'T' makes it not so low of a number;) That just means it is the 3246th. one they made in taiwan, right? It is a heavy six and it says taiwan on it so they probly just sent the extra heavy shells to taiwan when they moved production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InanimateCarbonRod Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 4 switch NTSC 827065253 (Taiwan) 4 switch NTSC 568074187 (Hong Kong) 6 switch NTSC 568276868 (Hong Kong) 6 switch NTSC 568275352 (Hong Kong) I also have another 4 switch, but the SN label is missing - I think it's unit# 000000001 | Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweh Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Sears Tele-Games s/n 31107S Full label says: MFD. FOR SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. MFD. BY ATARI, INC., SUNNYVALE, CA. MODEL NO. 637.99743 FCC TYPE APPROVAL NO. TV-381 VALID ONLY WHEN OPERATED PURSUANT TO FCC RULES. PART 15 COVERED BY US. PATENTS 3,793,483; 3,900,886; 3,723,652; 3,728,480; RE 28507; RE 28598 & PATENT PENDING S.N. 31107S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 This is so confusing there's so many different ways to view those numbers different models different plants, etc. I believe for the ones that start off 81, 82 or 83xxxxxxx Those first two digits are actually the year it was made, I have a 4 switcher 81095303 Would make it a 81 model, that is number 95.303 off the line, then above Tsukasa's Atari Sears, 82155903, would be 1982, 155,903 AtariPitbull's Atari 831148103, would read as 1983, 1,148,103 Seems logical as the years go on, the overall nuber is going up too. I was looking at a 4 switch woodgrain Atari, the Tsukasa has a Sears, 6 switch still, not sure would they still being made then? Later Pitbull has a Vader in 83... It's all screwy! There are also those ingraved numbers on the bottoms of alot of Ataris my example above is 421, would be 42 week of 81, again matches the 81 serail being made in 81, this is the way I think they are anyway. The Heavy's is a different matter, too many letters thrown in, I'm thinking the letters, go up over time to each letter may have a run of 100,000 maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omne Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 71759G On a Sunnyvale Heavy Sixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialdrone Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 i have a strange sunnyvale ca 4 switch model thats got a sn# 842015 its also got 381 stamped into the bottom...melted in sort of. no idea what that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 The serial number for my VCS is in this pic which I posted back in Jan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 the one I recently bought had a sticker on the back that said to service it in some computer store in NYC. Go figuere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 My Hong Kong PAL 6-switch: 548414011 Lower than you Mister VCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Got a PAL Jr. here with the serial SN264 AI 004354... reckon that's my earliest Atari serial #! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 Telling the truth, only the bottom of my 6switch has this SN, becaus my sixer is a mixture between 2 or three not-working sixers. I was very proud that i was able to create (not Frankenstein) a working and good loking sixer by myself! All switches work, the woodgrain is complete, and all labels are on the correct place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 I have a pretty low one. Atari Heavy Sixer (made in Taiwan) T 0003246 the 'T' makes it not so low of a number;) That just means it is the 3246th. one they made in taiwan' date=' right? It is a heavy six and it says taiwan on it so they probly just sent the extra heavy shells to taiwan when they moved production.[/quote'] I thought the T stood for the 20th letter of the alphabet meaning that your unit is actually unit 20,003,246. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 I thought the T stood for the 20th letter of the alphabet meaning that your unit is actually unit 20' date='003,246.[/quote'] You reckon they produced 20,000,000 Heavy Sixers...? That's a heck of a lot of Ataris per year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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