Identifying age of system

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grondinm
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Identifying age of system

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So i know the system had a few revisions over it's lifetime(label,power connector...) How can i identify potentially if mine is an earlier or later batch/model?

Also where any ever manufactured in Canada? Mine has a sticker saying so but i don't think it's legit...

Pics of my machine for reference.

https://cloud.gcfam.net:8099/index.php/ ... YwodrJcCEj
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There's a bunch of systems listed as made in Canada in the registry

https://cbmvic.net/registry

Open the case and record the date codes on the main chips, the newest of those gives an absolute earliest date for your system.
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Interesting. Thank you. Will have to add my system there.

I imagine they are easy to open. Just a fee screws and it pops open? Just gotta watch for keyboard cable i suspect?
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grondinm wrote: Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:57 pm I imagine they are easy to open. Just a fee screws and it pops open? Just gotta watch for keyboard cable i suspect?
Three screws at the front, tip the front up, there should be enough slack in the keyboard cable. Some models (maybe only PAL) have a silvered cardboard shield you will need to lift up to get to the motherboard.
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Added mine

https://cbmvic.net/registry/377

Seems to have been made sometime mid 1982.
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