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Unfortunate. And scary. What's a C-number?
by somecoder 10y ago
Unfortunate. And scary.
What's a C-number?
- coldcode 10y agoSerial number on MacbookPros start with a C, mine does at least.
- zodPod 10y agoIn the article, the guy seemed to believe that it wasn't the serial number. That it was something you had to turn the computer on for or something. > Derek tells the woman the C-number is off. Not the serial number—they were looking for some other number in the computer.
- teh_klev 10y agoI don't know Macs, but dell tag numbers are burned into the BIOS. Possibly checking that instead of a sticker that could have a fake serial is a more reliable method of verifying the number. i.e. your less than technically competent thief might not know about this or how to change the BIOS one.
- Declanomous 10y agoPhonetically C-number and serial number sound close enough that I'd suspect C-number is a memetic mutation of serial number. I wonder if "Derek" was trying to look up the UUID of the system. http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/25/mac-101-finding-your-macs-uuid/ http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/25/mac-101-finding-your-macs...
- tremon 10y agoIt's your entry in Apple's global customer database. /s
- legulere 10y agoMaybe the MAC number with the letters spelled out and he didn't hear it fully?