Micro Computer Machines Inc.
Title
Micro Computer Machines Inc.
Kutt Systems Inc.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1971-01-01
End Date
1982-01-01
Location
Toronto, ON (1971, 1982)
133 Dalton Street, Kingston, ON (1975)
Product Areas
Computing
Microcomputing
Activities
Designing
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1971 – Founded as Kutt Systems Inc. by Mers Kutt, who has recently been “forced out” of Consolidated Computer Ltd. Begins to develop a microcomputer, the MCM/70 (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1972, Nov. – Company named changed from Kutt Systems to Micro Computer Machines Inc. The MCM/70 microcomputer prototype is shown to the shareholders of the company. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1973, May – A portable MCM/70 is shown at the Fifth Annual MCM Users’ Conference in Toronto. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1974 – Production model of the MCM/70 begins shipping to customers. However sales are poor and technical problems caused, including a seriously faulty power supply. Mers Kutt “is forced out” of the company. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1975 – Active at 133 Dalton Street, Kingston, ON. (“All About Minicomputers”)
- 1976 – The company produces the MCM/800, a microcomputer with a screen. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1982 – The company ends. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1972, Nov. – Company named changed from Kutt Systems to Micro Computer Machines Inc. The MCM/70 microcomputer prototype is shown to the shareholders of the company. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1973, May – A portable MCM/70 is shown at the Fifth Annual MCM Users’ Conference in Toronto. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1974 – Production model of the MCM/70 begins shipping to customers. However sales are poor and technical problems caused, including a seriously faulty power supply. Mers Kutt “is forced out” of the company. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1975 – Active at 133 Dalton Street, Kingston, ON. (“All About Minicomputers”)
- 1976 – The company produces the MCM/800, a microcomputer with a screen. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
- 1982 – The company ends. (Bateman, “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It”)
Sources
“All About Minicomputers” DataPro Research Corporation, Delran, NJ (September 1975) (https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/datapro/datapro_reports_70s-90s/_Survey_Index/70C-010-20_7509_All_About_Minicomputers.pdf)
Bateman, Chris. “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It” Spacing, April 15, 2015. (https://spacing.ca/toronto/2015/04/15/toronto-invented-pc-forgot/) [08-11-24]
Stachniak, Zbigniew, Inventing the PC: The MCM/70 Story (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2011)
Bateman, Chris. “How Toronto Invented the PC, Then Forgot About It” Spacing, April 15, 2015. (https://spacing.ca/toronto/2015/04/15/toronto-invented-pc-forgot/) [08-11-24]
Stachniak, Zbigniew, Inventing the PC: The MCM/70 Story (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2011)
Collection
Citation
“Micro Computer Machines Inc.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed April 9, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8258.
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