IBM 5100 Serial Number Project Redux

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Wed Aug 18 17:07:58 1999

Wayne Smith wrote:
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> My serial number project is going slowly. I only received two responses (thanks, Charlie and Joe) and so my sample set has a woeful three date points:13352 (Charlie's), 13513 (mine, sold 1/77) and 14213 (Joe's, sold 9/77). Perhaps a rate of about 1000 units per year in 1977, but too little info to tell. If this rate is correct, I would suspect the the numbering began around 12000 or so.

Mine is a Basic machine and has serial number 15041. The serial number was
on a tag located on the bottom of the machine, and I didn't see any dates.
Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 17:07:58 BST