What is 694-4576?

[obeygiant]

I always see this number in the comments of every Macintosh HD I come across.
Anyone have any idea what it means? It looks like a phone number.

thanks

[GeeYouEye]

That is odd. Perhaps the Apple internal part number? If it is a phone number, try calling it. It might be an 800 number, but if not, the area code for cupertino is 408.

[Hemingray]

Originally posted by obeygiant
I always see this number in the comments of every Macintosh HD I come across.
Anyone have any idea what it means? It looks like a phone number.

thanks

Holy cow, you're not the only one? :eek: I thought it was just the ones at my office, like maybe a previous tech had put his phone number in the comments field of the HD for future reference.

[encephalon]

Originally posted by obeygiant
I always see this number in the comments of every Macintosh HD I come across.
Anyone have any idea what it means? It looks like a phone number.

thanks

hmm.. mine says 694-4714
what does it all mean? :confused:
17in iMac 800, by the way

[irmongoose]

Odd, mine doesn't say anything... maybe it's only in the US?




irmongoose

[mnkeybsness]

my hard drives have no comments in them...maybe it's a phone number...ha ha ha...try calling it

[obeygiant]

i'm surprised not more prople are familiar with this. Almost every mac I've been on has this phone number on it. My iMac and my beige g3 has it but not the PBTI.
Strange.

[FattyMembrane]

my g3 imac does not have a phone number on it, but i did reformat my hard drive a few months ago, perhaps the data was lost then.

[DreaminDirector]

ohhh...maybe this is the starting point to the online release of the ultimate mac. Much like BMW interactive release of the Z4, you call the number, it gives you a name, you search, find info, put the pieces of the puzzle together only to discover that the plot thickens even more. Eventually, every one who's gone through the puzzle ends up on the front of 1 infinite loop at 3:19 AM on the last sunday of spring and we all get abducted by a big UFO shaped like an apple.



or, maybe it's just a part number.....

[strider42]

its not a phone number. its been there for years and years. I forget what it is right at the moment, but I've definiltey read abuot it and what it is. Its certainly not a phone number or anything exciting at all really.

[bousozoku]

It's the IDE/ATA serial number.

"For a good time, call Apple..."


irmongoose:

Are you using a SCSI or FireWire drive?

[rickvanr]

Originally posted by irmongoose
Odd, mine doesn't say anything... maybe it's only in the US?




irmongoose

not true... i live in canada... bought my mac in canada, and mine says it too.

[AssassinOfGates]

ARGH, me too.

[obeygiant]

Originally posted by GeeYouEye
That is odd. Perhaps the Apple internal part number? If it is a phone number, try calling it. It might be an 800 number, but if not, the area code for cupertino is 408.

I tried the 408 area code but it just tells me the number is out of service. The 800 number is kinda mysterious, it asks me to punch in a code so i punch in the number again and then it just rings and rings.

[Mr. Anderson]

Mine is 694-4603, this is quite strange. I'll have to check my other machine to see what it has.

Has anyone thought to look and see if the 694 is even in the 408 area code?

D

[MacAztec]

I called the number (694-4756) through 1800. So it was 1800-694-4756.

It rang then said to enter the numeric message at the tone. I entered 1234 and it said "your message has been sent. Thank you"

Kinda strange huh?

[Mr. Anderson]

My older mac G4 with 2 scsi drives doesn't have any numbers on them, as well as my firewire drives. And yes this is weird.

MacAztec - sounds like the number you called was pager number. Maybe you should call again and leave your number and see if anyone calls back ;)

D

[scem0]

Originally posted by MacAztec
I called the number (694-4756) through 1800. So it was 1800-694-4756.

It rang then said to enter the numeric message at the tone. I entered 1234 and it said "your message has been sent. Thank you"

Kinda strange huh?

OMG!!!!!!!!! You did that! That is not good......

JK. Actually, that is kinda funny. Well, lets hope the police don't
end up at ur house :D.

[rainman::|:|]

Originally posted by MacAztec
I called the number (694-4756) through 1800. So it was 1800-694-4756.

It rang then said to enter the numeric message at the tone. I entered 1234 and it said "your message has been sent. Thank you"

Kinda strange huh?

it's probably some guy's pager... everyone ring it and dial 1234, freak the guy out.... :D

seriously tho, i remember seeing this on a lot of older macs, i always wondered but never realized it was the same (i assumed it was a serial number or something)... i had totally forgotten about that...

:)
pnw

[obeygiant]

here is the info on my HD

[saabmp3]

Yeah, I have a number too. I just looked at it and it's different than the other ones, but it's there. I don't think their phone numbers, rather part numbers for the hard drives.

BEN

[bousozoku]

Originally posted by dukestreet
My older mac G4 with 2 scsi drives doesn't have any numbers on them, as well as my firewire drives. And yes this is weird.

...

D

You're getting closer. :D

[DreaminDirector]

Maybe the 800 number is Steve Job's pager.

<ring, ring>
Me: Hello?
SJ: Did someone page me?
Me: Uh...yeah, yeah I did.
SJ: What do you want?
Me: Is this Mr. Jobs?
SJ: Yes. What do you want?
Me: An Apple PDA and cell phone.
SJ: <click>
Me: Hello?.... Hello?


Three weeks later, I get a $86 bill from Apple. Bastard called me from his 40 million dollar jet and wants me to pay for the call.

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by bousozoku

irmongoose:

Are you using a SCSI or FireWire drive?

It's the built-in one on my iMac... so it's an ATA drive...



irmongoose

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by bousozoku

irmongoose:

Are you using a SCSI or FireWire drive?

It's the built-in one on my iMac... so it's an ATA drive...



irmongoose

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by bousozoku


You're getting closer. :D

closer to what? you know something and you're not telling?

D

[JurassicPork]

I did a search on Google and found this info...

Office of the Secretary of the Navy
(703) 694-4603
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-1000

even more disturbing...

Precision Kuts & Wellness Hair & Nail Salon
7525 45th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53142-4203
Phone: (262) 694-4603

[eyelikeart]

neither of my hard drives at home have the number anymore...I'm guessing it's because I've reinitialized both drives since getting them?

but I do know I've been wondering for a couple years now what that number means...he he ;)

[bousozoku]

Originally posted by dukestreet


closer to what? you know something and you're not telling?

D

You didn't read my earliest post, did u?

Every ATA/IDE drive, when formatted, needs a serial number.

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by bousozoku


You didn't read my earliest post, did u?

Every ATA/IDE drive, when formatted, needs a serial number.

But I don't have it... and I didn't reformat my drive or anything... ??




irmongoose

[uhlawboi80]

well my HD says 694-4584....seems like no one else's says this number...

google says its could be the number for chapel services for the air force or a mental illness center in NYC haha...who knows.

[MacBandit]

I've known abou this for a while but actually never investigated it. Here's the number on my drive in my new computer.

[bousozoku]

Originally posted by irmongoose


But I don't have it... and I didn't reformat my drive or anything... ??

irmongoose

The only thing I can imagine is that you've rebuilt your desktop without saving your comments.

[t^3]

I don't mean to shoot down everyone's creative explanations, but the 'phone numbers' are most likely part numbers. On every Apple branded CD (I mean physically on the label side of it under the version number) I have, there is a 'phone number,' different for each CD, and each also has "-A" after the number. Also, for the OS X installation discs, a number and then the letter Z precedes the number. For example, my two Jaguar CD's say 2Z691-3704-A and 2Z691-3705-A, and my iBook OS X Install Disk (10.1) says 1Z691-3060-A.

Of note is that for my iBook Software Restore Discs, the number in the comments field does not match the number on the CD label (693-3682 and 693-3683 in the comments field, but 691-3354-A and 691-3355-A on the CD's), and all my other discs don't have numbers on the comments field.

[LimeiBook86]

Originally posted by DreaminDirector
Maybe the 800 number is Steve Job's pager.

<ring, ring>
Me: Hello?
SJ: Did someone page me?
Me: Uh...yeah, yeah I did.
SJ: What do you want?
Me: Is this Mr. Jobs?
SJ: Yes. What do you want?
Me: An Apple PDA and cell phone.
SJ: <click>
Me: Hello?.... Hello?


Three weeks later, I get a $86 bill from Apple. Bastard called me from his 40 million dollar jet and wants me to pay for the call.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! That was great. Yeah i work with some Macs old and new and I see a similar number. I have reformated my iBook so maybe thats why there is no number on there. I'll check my Dad's G4 and my G3 Mini Tower when I get home... I'm on a tiny trip. Silly 56k.... so slow.... :p

[LimeiBook86]

Here is what my HD info is, look closley... :p
http://www.homepage.mac.com/ibook238/.Pictures/myhdspecs.jpg

[t^3]

LimeiBook86, you could have made your numbers add up to make it at least a little believable!

[SilvorX]

694-1178 is what it says on this comp for os8.6 g3 imac

[rickvanr]

694-4779

odd

[TyleRomeo]

ok well i think each number is different becuase were listing al differnet hard drives here. mines 694-4782 and i have a 120GB IBM drive. ohh and if someone is really curious, why dont you call up apple care and let them investigate for you.

tyler

[MrMacMan]

Okay maybe I can end this... :o

[MarkMc]

It's probably just the code number of the disk image Apple used when installing the system during build up. My iBook 600 is 694-4607

[Jaykay]

This is what it looks like on my 1.25Ghz DP.

Bought , used and assembled in a beautiful country - The Republic of Ireland (We supply all of europe with macs...)

[bousozoku]

Originally posted by MrMacman
Okay maybe I can end this... :o

Thank you!!! :D

[LimeiBook86]

Originally posted by t^3
LimeiBook86, you could have made your numbers add up to make it at least a little believable!
Hahahaha, yeah