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While researching Soundex in the mid/late 80's, I of course soundex'd my last name and realized that it was the first part of my state's driver's license #.
by michaelcampbell 3y ago
While researching Soundex in the mid/late 80's, I of course soundex'd my last name and realized that it was the first part of my state's driver's license #.
- metadat 3y agoIntriguing, I just checked mine and it seems California doesn't appear to do this. If you're comfortable sharing, would like to find out which state you're referring to. Cheers.
- ComputerGuru 3y agoAnother poster shared this link: http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/numbers/dl_us_shared.html http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/numbers/dl_us_shared.html It has the encoding formula for Wisconsin, Illinois, and Florida (which match the parent's comment) but there may be others.
- michaelcampbell 3y agoMine was Illinois. I got it in the early 1980's, and moved away shortly thereafter, so no idea if they still do. Weirdly, I remember that # even now. Soundex-???-2DigitYearOfBirth-??? Looks like at least the format has changed since then.
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