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Old 08-06-2013, 10:52 AM   #12
mrcardholder
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
Ah, just got lost in translation I suppose.

That "Fifth Generation" phrase is a marketing term.

View your: settings -> device info,
take note of the first four characters of your serial number.
This is a technical forum, so that is what we go by and it is also what the firmware goes by (the decode of the serial number).

Our crib sheet to the common names used here:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers
(scroll down a bit to see the table)
What a surprise. Thanks a lot for this clarification
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