AAAREADME.TXT for [MIVAXLUG.SIDPARSE] The SID (System IDentification) register is comprised of several fields. The format of the SID varies from one class of VAX processors to another. Not all processor classes have serial number fields. In ALL cases, the left most byte of information is the CPU class number. The SIDPARSE command procedure takes apart a SID value and displays the relevent fields. A SID can be supplied or, if is entered, the current system's SID is obtained and used.