Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

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I'm restoring an Apple //c at the moment and discovered this sticker inside the case, near the power supply switch. Can anyone help me identify?

Looks like it says 'Hill Street' and 'Test.' with a number 38 inside a crude Apple logo.

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EDIT: It does say TEST.

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

Hello CWJ_Wilko,

I already saw this type of sticker at the back of some Apple //e keyboards.
Maybe some sort of QC label ?

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

QC sticker is my guess as well. I wonder if Hill Street refers to a manufacturing location?

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With no particular evidence, but having looked at a wide variety of QC checker ID stickers, I'm betting Hill Street was a nickname for a particular testing row in the factory and since this might be a reference to an American TV show popular at the time, I'd wager that it was assembled in Fremont, CA?

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

Looks like it says 'Hill Street' and 'Est.' with a number 38 inside a crude Apple logo.

Looks like 'TEST' to me.

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

You're right, it does say TEST.. I missed the T.

The bottom of the case indicates that it was assembled in Ireland, was there a Hill Street in Ireland? Or as said, maybe it was a particular manufacturing row inside the factory? Possibly based on the TV show?

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

Well, Apple's European headquarters and factory is located in Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland. Google Maps doesn't show any Hill Streets nearby, so perhaps it's just a play on words?

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

I suppose stuff like this matters little, but it's still interesting to think about its origin and what it 'means'. I nearly started scrubbing the case clean before I saw the sticker.

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Re: Mysterious internal sticker in Apple //c

CWJ,

I would say that the "38" is the Inspector Number.

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Fascinating - thanks Steven.

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