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-----
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>>> Reggie Monroe
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>>> 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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