Got it. Thank you both Gavin and Tracy. I really appreciate it.

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One last time, this time attached as a jpg not png.


On 4/6/23 21:33, Tracy Johnson wrote:
> Well it didn't go though again.  Anyway Gavin can verify what I said
> is true.
>
> On 4/6/23 21:31, Tracy Johnson wrote:
>> Apologies if the photo got stripped.  Let me try this again
>> "inline".  If it still doesn't go through, the personal copy went to
>> Gavin.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/6/23 21:28, Tracy Johnson wrote:
>>> Yes Virgnia, there is a serial number plate in the back.
>>>
>>> So this caused ME to get down on *MY* hands and knees to the back of
>>> my Empire machine and take this photo.  (Serial number blotted out
>>> to prevent nefarious uses.)  BTW the serial number starts with "GB".
>>>
>>> Attached is the Serial number plate on the back of my HP3000 957. I
>>> think it is an "RS" as it only has four slots.  (Two half slots on
>>> top of each other.)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/6/23 19:13, Gavin Scott wrote:
>>>> I think at least originally the intention was for the SUSAN (System
>>>> Unique
>>>> Software Accessible Number) to be a function of the box serial
>>>> number, but
>>>> even if that was the case I don't think you can go the other way
>>>> back to
>>>> Serial# from SUSAN, at least not completely.
>>>>
>>>> Apart from maybe codewords for the later CD-media SUBSYS installs,
>>>> I don't
>>>> think HP ever used the SUSAN number themselves, it was just
>>>> provided because
>>>> 3rd party software developers asked for it.
>>>>
>>>> HP service mostly cared about contract numbers.
>>>>
>>>> So I don't know of anything that would ever have resulted in the
>>>> serial
>>>> number being stored on the box itself.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe the Predictive Support configuration? But even if that's
>>>> there it's
>>>> probably not reliable.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of
>>>> Reggie Monroe
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:53 PM
>>>> To:[log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: [HP3000-L] HP3000 Serial number location
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> Is there a way to locate the serial number for a HP3000 system without
>>>> physically being able to see it. Is there a file, like the HPSWINFO
>>>> file,
>>>> that could contain this information? Thank you.
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