1977 Apple II for sale.

From: J.C.Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Sun Dec 15 16:52:00 2002

        While this is true, it's also often not the only reason. We start
production manufacturing numbering at various numbers, usually even
thousands, because we use early numbers for runs that validate the
production line before going high volume. I.e., we might make 85 test units
getting the line set up. Since it's the same PC board and same revision,
etc, we assign them real serial numbers. They just never leave the plant.
And we start the ones intended to ship at unit number 1000. If we have to
do 2 setup/validation runs, we'd start them at 2000.

        --John

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Subject: RE: 1977 Apple II for sale.


> Which would indicate that several thousand were produced.

Many (most) manufacturers do not start with s/n 1, thanks to the
marketing people.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Sun Dec 15 2002 - 16:52:00 GMT

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