History of the MCCC

Historical Officer Listing

Alphabetical Officer Listing

Major Events

Dealer Support

Product Reviews

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Newsletter Index

1983
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlight: Club formation

1984
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlight: Formation of club Chapters

1985
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Jim Butterfield weekend, C128 and Amiga introduced

1986
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Formation of first Amiga Chapter

1987
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: New BBS, 562 members, First MetCom

1988
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Second Amiga Chapter forms, first inkjet printer

1989
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: PageStream introduced, AmiForum, Jay Miner at MetCom89, Third Amiga Chapter forms

1990
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: 4th Amiga Chapter formed, BBS Goes to 2 phone lines, Amiga 3000 and CDTV introduced, Amiga chapters grow to 80% of club

1991
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: The "Using PageStream" series, the "Understanding Amiga" series, Lemmings, TurboText, Directory Opus, Amiga OS 2.0

1992
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Amiga OS 2.0 introduced, the Amiga 1200 and 4000 introduced

1993
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Amiga OS 2.1 introduced, MCCC Chapters drop from 6 to 4

1994
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Amiga OS 3.1 introduced, Commodore bankrupt, Jay Miner passes, Amiga Central Chapter merges with Amiga By-The-Loop

1995
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Escom acquires Commodore one year after bankruptcy

1996
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Escom bankrupt, VIScorp acquires Amiga

1997
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: 64/128 groups depart from MCCC, 2 Amiga chapters remain -- Flea market replaces METCOM. Amiga 5050 and A\box products. Gateway 2000 acquires Amiga. Club establishes website.

1998
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Phase 5 announces the pre\box. Siamese system announced. BoXeR system announced. Amiga Inc. (owned by Gateway 2000) announces OS4. OS4 due in November '98, OS5 to follow, based on new CPU.

1999
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: OS 3.5 due in August '99 -- shipped in October. Amiga NG (Next Generation) due in Q4 '99. QNX kernal replaced by Linux kernal for NG Amiga. NG Amiga idea abandoned later in the year.

2000
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Gateway sells Amiga to Amino Development Corp. Amino Development Corp. becomes Amiga Inc. Amiga One computer announced. OS 3.9 due by end of year. Amiga Web closes. MCCC BBS shut down.

2001
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: OS 3.9 released. Plans for OS 4.0 announced. OS 4.0 due real soon now. OS 4.2 due in summer '01. AmigaDE player for Windows and Linux released.

2002
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Amiga Set-top box announced. Amiga ONE begins to ship. OS 4.0 due real soon now.

2003
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: PegasOS hardware and software released. First club demo of Amiga ONE -- running Linux. OS 4.0 due real soon now. (Early beta version available.) MCCC celebrates 20th anniversary with a reunion get-together.

2004
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: Amiga sold to KMOS. OS4 Developer Pre-Release.

2005
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: OS 4.0 due real soon now (5th year and counting) 20th Anniversary of the Amiga

2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights: OS 4.0 finally released on Christmas Day OS 5.0 reportedly in work

2007
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highlights?