Memory Lighting Control Systems, History

1964, Century Lighting sold to Progress Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia (parent company of Singer sewing machines), and renamed Lighting Corporation of America (LCA)
1967, Micro-Set by ElectroControls, developed by Steve Kleinlein (first installation in Banff, Alberta)
1968, Century Memo-Q by George Van Buren
1968, (UK) Thorn Q-Level (sold by Kliegl in the US)
1969: Rank buys LCA and forms Century-Strand
1969, ElectroControls Micro-Set MkII
1971, Van Buren Sweet 16, First board to use solid state memory
1971, Van Buren System 128, Larger version of Sweet 16 as chips got bigger
1972, ElectroControls Micro-Set MkIV
1973, (UK) Thorn Q-File (sold by Kliegl in the US)
1973, (UK) Rank-Strand MMS
1974, Van Buren Compuset 2000
1974, Skirpan AutoCue (used a "light pen" for setting levels)
1975, ElectroControls Micro-Set 96
1975, Electronics Diversified LS-8, developed by Gordon Pearlman and used on the Broadway production of A Chorus Line.
1976, (UK) Rank-Strand Lightboard
1976, Datacue manufactured by Marketronics - Sold to Teatronics in 1979
1976: Century-Strand name changed to Strand-Century
1977, Strand-Century Micro-Q (first microprocessor console?)
1977, Strand-Century Multi-Q
1978, Colortran ChannelTrack (built by ETC and based on its MegaCue)
1978, ElectroControls Plexus
1978, Kliegl Performance, developed by Steve Carlson and Gordon Pearlman
1979, Strand-Century Light Palette, developed by David Cunningham
1979, Colortran ColorTrack (a monochrome monitor with gels taped to portions of the screen, thus the first "color" monitor)
1980, (UK) Strand Galaxy
1980, Kliegl Performer
1980, ETC ELC (Entertainment Lighting Console), proprietary product developed for use at Disney's EPCOT
1981, Kliegl Command Performance
1981, Strand-Century Mantrix with Memory
1982, Microstar (on Apple IIe; a PC-version came later, called...ProStar then TechStar made by WestStar
1982, ETC Concept (96) 125
1982, Kliegl Performer II
1983, Kliegl Performer III (the II indicated analog output, while the III used K96 protocol)
1983, ETC Idea (wood sides)
1983, ElectroControls Celebrity
1984, Colortran DimensionFive
1984, ElectroControls Premiere (only console ever with a "heads-up" display)
1985, Strand-Century Light Palette Two
1985, ETC Vision
1985, GAM Access (reportedly cost $140 to build, retailed for ~$1799)
1985, Colortran Prestige 1000, 2000, 3000
1985, Vari*Lite Artisan
1985, Strand-Century LightBoard M
1986: Strand buys ElectroControls, keeps selling EC products for a few more years
1986: USITT publishes the DMX512-1986 and AMX192-1986 standards.
1987, ETC Expression
1987, Kliegl Performer IV
1987, GAM AccessPro
1987, Strand-Century Light Palette 3
1987?: LEE buys Colortran to form LEE Colortran
1988, Colortran Scenemaster 60
1988, LMI Designer
1989: Strand Century drops Century name, becomes Strand Lighting
1989, LSC Precept 12 Precept 12
1989, Strand Light Palette 90 (over 700 are sold, more than all other LightPalettes combined)
1989, GAM Panache (a rebranded Performer IV)
1990: ETC buys dimmer manufacturer LMI (Lighting Methods, Inc.)
1990, ETC MicroVision
1990, ETC MicroVisionFX
1990, Strand Impact (another rebranded Performer IV)
1991: Kliegl Bros. ceases operations
1991, LSD Icon Console
1991, Flying Pig Systems Whole Hog (I)
1992, Compulite Animator
1992, ETC Obsession
1992, Strand Impact-II (a repackaged version)
1992, Strand Mantrix MX
1992, EDI EnAct
1993, LEE Colortran Gold Medallion
1993, LEE Colortran Encore
1993, Strand GSX
1993, ETC Expression2X
1994, Horizon Controls (software to allow any Win3.1 computer to control lighting)
1994, Strand 430 and 550
1995, Strand LBX
1995, Strand 530
1995, ETC Express
1996: NSI buys the assets of Colortran, forming NSI/Colortran
1996, Strand 550
1996, FPS WholeHogII
1997, ETC ObsessionII
1998, ETC Expression3
1998, Rosco/ET Eclipse (dedicated control surface for Horizon Controls)
1999: Leviton buys NSI/Colortran
1999, Vari*Lite Virtuoso
1999, Strand 300

None of the previous are still in production.

2000, MA Lighting grandMA
2000: HES buys FPS
2002, HES HogIII
2002, ETC Emphasis, (an add-on to extend the feature set of the Express/Expression line)
2003, ET/Horizon Marquee
2003: ETC buys AVAB Transtechnik
2004, Martin Maxxyz
2004, Jands Vista
2005, ETC Congo
2006: Genlyte buys Strand, Vari*lite, ET
2006, Strand Light Palette Classic/Live/VL; Basic/Classic/Preset/Sub Palette (ALL using HorizonOS on Strand hardware)
2006, ETC Congo jr
2006, ETC Eos
2007, ETC Ion
2008, Strand Palette VL
2008: Philips buys Genlyte
2008: HES discontinues Hog IPC (a dual boot II/3 console), and ceases support of HogII software.
2008, MA Lighting grandMA2
2008, PRG V676
2008, Strand Palette II (family)
2008: Barco buys HES
2009, ETC Element 40, 60
2009, Zero88 ORB

Please feel free to correct dates, make additions, etc.