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* Most 1981-2005 tapes have a year-week code.
** The first number is the last number of the year the tape was printed. The last two numbers indicate the week (usually 01 through 52).
*** E.G. if the code reads "PAR228", "PAR 228", "RVS 228" or "DLX 228", then depending on the age of the tape, it could mean the tape was printed
**** Sometimes in 1989, the code was printed backwards, in which the week is the first two numbers and the year is the third and last number. If the code read "WHV 439" (as taken from one known copy of ''Batman''), it could mean the 43rd week of 1989.
**** On some tapes printed during the 1st week of a certain year, the code may be misprinted as the 53rd week of the previous year. For example, a tape printed during the 1st week of 1994 may have the code misprinted as "PAR 353" (this example taken from one known copy of ''Charlotte's Web''), rather than "PAR 401" (this example taken from another known copy of ''Charlotte's Web''). This can never happen in a year ending on a Saturday.
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