Heavy 6er Serial # list?

[Wester]

I tried the search function but I wasn't into going through 12 pages of topics.

 

I was thinking of starting a thread asking who here has the lowest serial # Heavy Sixer. Maybe keeping it up to date with who has the earliest model. I thought it might be fun to have a pseudo competition ongoing. Does anyone know if this has been done before?

Edited September 21, 2005 by Wester

[CPUWIZ]

George started something like that years ago, not sure if he still maintains it though.

 

http://www.netmodem.com/claddagh/stellasboneyard.htm

[Wester]

I was thinking just for us AA Forum members. Maybe seeing if we could make it a sticky or something. Looks like he hasn't updated in a while, his trade list was updated 2/5/02.

Edited September 20, 2005 by Wester

[adams_ale]

The number on my heavy sixer is 009986.

[AtariAger]

The number on my heavy sixer is 009986.

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[Wester]

Would there be any intrest in keeping up a thread like this?

[Christophero Sly]

The problem with this is that there isn't a definitive interpretation of VCS serial numbers. Here is the best explanation I've read. However, there are notable problems with this interpretation.

 

The original Atari Sunnyvale 1977-78 heavy sixers have the serial number letter suffix. Each letter represents 99,999 units. For example, S/N 25311J is the (99,999 *10) + 25,311 or 1,025,301 produced. This is a mid-production heavy sixer probably dating to spring 1978. I've seen A suffix Serial numbers but never a number without a letter. The latest I've seen is a S/N ending in 'U' which is very late production around 2million produced. Many of the 6-switch regular cases have serial numbers representing year of production. 80XXX, 81XXX or 82XXX. A woodgrain 4-switch will typically begin 82XXX or 83XXX, the 4-black 83XXX and 84XXX, representing year of production. Even the 2600Jr year or production can be determined by the Serial number 87XXX or 88XXX. As in life, there are exceptions..

[Atari Rescue Group]

I think there was a thread with this topic over a year ago. 15-20 people participated and then it faded away IIRC, so not too much interest.

[adams_ale]

The problem with this is that there isn't a definitive interpretation of VCS serial numbers.  Here is the best explanation I've read.  However, there are notable problems with this interpretation.

 

The original Atari Sunnyvale 1977-78 heavy sixers have the serial number letter suffix. Each letter represents 99,999 units. For example, S/N 25311J is the (99,999 *10) + 25,311 or 1,025,301 produced. This is a mid-production heavy sixer probably dating to spring 1978. I've seen A suffix Serial numbers but never a number without a letter. The latest I've seen is a S/N ending in 'U' which is very late production around 2million produced. Many of the 6-switch regular cases have serial numbers representing year of production. 80XXX, 81XXX or 82XXX. A woodgrain 4-switch will typically begin 82XXX or 83XXX, the 4-black 83XXX and 84XXX, representing year of production. Even the 2600Jr year or production can be determined by the Serial number 87XXX or 88XXX. As in life, there are exceptions..

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My heavy sixer unit doesn't have a letter in the serial number. Do most heavy sixers have a letter?

[Christophero Sly]

The problem with this is that there isn't a definitive interpretation of VCS serial numbers.  Here is the best explanation I've read.  However, there are notable problems with this interpretation.

 

The original Atari Sunnyvale 1977-78 heavy sixers have the serial number letter suffix. Each letter represents 99,999 units. For example, S/N 25311J is the (99,999 *10) + 25,311 or 1,025,301 produced. This is a mid-production heavy sixer probably dating to spring 1978. I've seen A suffix Serial numbers but never a number without a letter. The latest I've seen is a S/N ending in 'U' which is very late production around 2million produced. Many of the 6-switch regular cases have serial numbers representing year of production. 80XXX, 81XXX or 82XXX. A woodgrain 4-switch will typically begin 82XXX or 83XXX, the 4-black 83XXX and 84XXX, representing year of production. Even the 2600Jr year or production can be determined by the Serial number 87XXX or 88XXX. As in life, there are exceptions..

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My heavy sixer unit doesn't have a letter in the serial number. Do most heavy sixers have a letter?

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My heavy-sixer doesn't have a letter suffix either (007621). I've seen or heard of at least half a dozen more that don't have a letter suffix. Curiously, I'm pretty sure they were all below 10,000. If the above interpretation is correct, then you have the 9,986th heavy-sixer produced. The lowest number I've heard of is 002176.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where is Godzilla?

[A.J. Franzman]

Re: "I don't know if there has been a thread on this"

 

Please change the topic to something related to the content of your post, such as "Lowest Serial Number?", etc.

 

I don't often read threads with titles that give no indication what they're about, and I suspect I'm not alone.

[Wester]

The problem with this is that there isn't a definitive interpretation of VCS serial numbers.  Here is the best explanation I've read.  However, there are notable problems with this interpretation.

 

The original Atari Sunnyvale 1977-78 heavy sixers have the serial number letter suffix. Each letter represents 99,999 units. For example, S/N 25311J is the (99,999 *10) + 25,311 or 1,025,301 produced. This is a mid-production heavy sixer probably dating to spring 1978. I've seen A suffix Serial numbers but never a number without a letter. The latest I've seen is a S/N ending in 'U' which is very late production around 2million produced. Many of the 6-switch regular cases have serial numbers representing year of production. 80XXX, 81XXX or 82XXX. A woodgrain 4-switch will typically begin 82XXX or 83XXX, the 4-black 83XXX and 84XXX, representing year of production. Even the 2600Jr year or production can be determined by the Serial number 87XXX or 88XXX. As in life, there are exceptions..

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My heavy sixer unit doesn't have a letter in the serial number. Do most heavy sixers have a letter?

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My heavy-sixer doesn't have a letter suffix either (007621). I've seen or heard of at least half a dozen more that don't have a letter suffix. Curiously, I'm pretty sure they were all below 10,000. If the above interpretation is correct, then you have the 9,986th heavy-sixer produced. The lowest number I've heard of is 002176.

 

I never realized that there were that many units made. Any idea how many suffixes were used? If I start the thread does anyone know of a way to get the info on any of the suffixes that we may encounter? Otherwise it's kind of pointless to keep track. I'll look wherever I can, but I'm sure I'm not nearly as well connected as some of the others around here. I've yet to even go to any classic gaming conventions.

 

Re: "I don't know if there has been a thread on this"

 

Please change the topic to something related to the content of your post, such as "Lowest Serial Number?", etc.

 

I don't often read threads with titles that give no indication what they're about, and I suspect I'm not alone.

 

Sorry, fixed.

[Wester]

Another thing, When did the Telegames 6'r come about? Could we expect to see some low #'s from them?

[Christophero Sly]

I never realized that there were that many units made. Any idea how many suffixes were used? If I start the thread does anyone know of a way to get the info on any of the suffixes that we may encounter? Otherwise it's kind of pointless to keep track. I'll look wherever I can, but I'm sure I'm not nearly as well connected as some of the others around here. I've yet to even go to any classic gaming conventions.

The lowest letter suffix I've seen is V. If every letter from A-V were used to identify a batch of 99,999, then at least 2,200,000 heavy-sixers were made, plus an additional 99,999 for the no letter batch, so 2,300,000. That seems like an awfully high number to me, especially when you consider it doesn't include Taiwan built heavy-sixers or Tele-games heavy-sixers. I think it's more likely that not all letters from A to V were used to identify batches.

 

I don't know about identifying the oldest heavy-sixer, but compiling a list of heavy-sixer serial numbers might provide some additional insight into their meaning. It would be interesting to try to account for all the letters suffixes from A-at least V.

 

Another thing, When did the Telegames 6'r come about? Could we expect to see some low #'s from them?

It's my understanding that the Tele-games models were released simultaneously with the Atari-branded models. Unfortunately, I not familiar with the serial number format on Tele-games heavy-sixers.

Edited September 21, 2005 by Christophero Sly

[Wester]

Would there possibly be a date of manufacture printed on the circuit board?

[A.J. Franzman]

Would there possibly be a date of manufacture printed on the circuit board?

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Nope. Just a revision number. There may be date codes on the ICs, but those only get you to "built after ..." range, with no indication of how long after.

[adams_ale]

My Sears Telegames Heavy is: 96879T. Appears to be the same format used for the Atari brand.

[jammajup]

serial numbers for all mine:

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/s.n 548090451

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548560132

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548432257

ATATI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari/CX-2600/S.N 88106

 

http://www.jammajup.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atari.html

[A.J. Franzman]

serial numbers for all mine:

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/s.n 548090451

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548560132

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548432257

ATATI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari/CX-2600/S.N 88106

 

http://www.jammajup.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atari.html

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Are those all heavy sixers? You don't have any photos of them on your site, so what good is the link?

 

Also, the "U" in "CX-2600 U" is for eUrope, meaning those are all PAL consoles.

Edited September 22, 2005 by A.J. Franzman

[Wester]

I didn't know there were sixers in Europe. Lets just keep it to the NTSC systems from North America. Please post any serial numbers on my other thread, The Official Sixer serial number list.

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76656

[jammajup]

I didn't know there were sixers in Europe. Lets just keep it to the NTSC systems from North America. Please post any serial numbers on my other thread, The Official Sixer serial number list.

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76656

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Are those all heavy sixers? You don't have any photos of them on your site, so what good is the link?

 

Also, the "U" in "CX-2600 U" is for eUrope, meaning those are all PAL consoles.

 

Well fukin excuse me guys! ,forgive me i do appologise i didnt realise this was strictly a N.american anti Pal website. goodbye!

[Wester]

No offense was meant by it but it is going to be hard enough figuring out the suffixes that were made here. But maybe I was a little premature with that decision, I would like to see picks of the units though, I didn't know there were Pal heavy sixers made.

[A.J. Franzman]

My comment about "CX-2600 U" was only meant to clarify why the serial numbers from those consoles are so different.

Edited September 22, 2005 by A.J. Franzman