Hi,
but if you just need a "number" for identiying a Palm device (a Palm Inc.
device) the ROMToken is ok (except for commercial stuff like buy stuff or
stock trading). For the person who posted the question, the ROMToken is fine.
... Collin (www.palmosdeveloper.com)
At 10:38 05.08.00 -0700, you wrote:
>At 3:18 PM +0100 2000/08/05, Dennis Koerner wrote:
> >one more time I have to ask this. If there is no way to read out the number
> >on the back, how come the launcher Info(Version) brings this number on the
> >display????
>
>The serial number in ROM (available via SysGetROMToken) is NOT guaranteed
>to match the serial number printed on the back of the unit. Some Palm
>units and some licensee units have different serial numbering schemes, as
>do reworked units with new motherboards, and product lines manufactured in
>different facilities. Do not assume the 'snum' token in ROM is unique or
>even available at all; masked ROM units have no serial number, or may have
>a partial serial number identifying only the manufacturing location.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jim Schram
>Palm Incorporated
>Partner Engineering
>
>
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