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10 March 2010, 21:29
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amiga 500 with serial no. 1
Hi,
I've got an Amiga 500 with serial No. 1 made in W.-Germany. Some images in my profile (Album) I've seen 3 other images of 500s with S/N: 1 ! - What is the secret? - Is it only a silly mistake by a famous company?! or somthing else?! - Are you the owner of an A500 Serial No. 1 ? any pictures? - Is there a former employee of Commodore who can explain it? - ............ - ............ Hope finaly get the logical answers for these kind of questions. Thank you. Last edited by amiga500; 12 March 2010 at 07:55. |
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10 March 2010, 21:31
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Get it insured!
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10 March 2010, 21:34
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And photos of it would be much appreciated!
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10 March 2010, 21:43
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As i've found out of late it's all condition dependent, so would need to say pics etc
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10 March 2010, 21:47
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Are you REALLY sure it's the actual serial and not some sticker from the computer shop meaning something entirely different? the first German A500? bloody jackpot!
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10 March 2010, 21:53
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Amiga 500 Serial No. 1
I bought it many years ago in a sealed standard packing without monitor.
There is an Image of the serial No. in my profile (album) |
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10 March 2010, 22:02
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It is nothing special, for some reason many A500s were manufactured with serial number "1".
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10 March 2010, 22:05
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Could you explain more? you mean that many A500s can have the same serial No. ?!! Have you ever seen it before ?!
Last edited by amiga500; 10 March 2010 at 22:41. |
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10 March 2010, 22:44
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Just a single digit like that looks kinda weird, you sure it is genuine? Lot of losers palming fakes on ebay for years (which they are finally cracking down on at least)
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10 March 2010, 22:55
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I'm the first owner and sure it's original. A specialist can check it if this Serial No. is trusty and original.
Last edited by amiga500; 10 March 2010 at 23:15. |
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10 March 2010, 23:15
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Sorry to say so, but Toni is right (as usual). I read the story somewhere on the net before, with photo.
But then, it is valuable. It is an A500! |
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10 March 2010, 23:26
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I will never bother getting rid of my A500 as i know they don't sell for much (and mine is in great condition too!). I find it's always best to keep an A500 around
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10 March 2010, 23:29
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Hope to get some logical advices ....
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10 March 2010, 23:55
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Miggy Ate My Hamster!
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Anyway what colour is the power LED and does it dim or turn completely off when running games? This will give you a clue on the motherboard revision. If the power LED is green then there is no way it will be the first ever A500. Hope this info helps 
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11 March 2010, 00:22
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I'd like a logical explanation, too. Probably there is none.
Have a look at the pictures at the bottom of this page. http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/c...puter/amiga500 |
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11 March 2010, 00:33
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11 March 2010, 03:17
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There are tons of serial #1. It was meant that a sticker would be applied after assembly and testing, but very often it was never applied.
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11 March 2010, 07:24
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I have no idea why there are multiple serial number 1's but I have West Germany A500 model with blank serial number, label only says "SERIAL NO: <blank space>" Perhaps they had technical problems with the label printer or didn't know how to use it
I guess nobody knows how many "broken" serial number labels were used in A500s. |
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11 March 2010, 08:00
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Last edited by amiga500; 11 March 2010 at 08:06. |
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11 March 2010, 08:36
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You can say it's rare, but that doesn't make it rare. :-)
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