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Atlas Aurama  (Thorn Lighting)   (1957)
Son et Lumiere Control System
KTV / System KTV  (Strand)   (1959 April)
First dimmer system with fully automatic plotting of lighting & switchboard controls.
IDM  (Strand)   (1965 December)
First fully working lighting control system with Instant Dimmer Memory.
System WHZ  (Strand)   (1966)
Q-File  (Thorn Lighting)   (1966 - ?)
Micro-Set  (Electro Controls)   (1967)
Cartrifile  (Tri-Data)   (1968)
Memo-Q  (Strand)   (1968)
Solmatic  (Ward Leonard)   (1970)
Sweet Sixteen  (Van Buren Industries)   (1971)
DDM / System DDM  (Strand)   (1971 - 1980)
Digital Dimmer Memory with 120 - 320 channels. 
MSR or IDM/MSR  (Strand)   (1971 to 1972)
Memocard  (Strand)   (1971?)
Punched card memory system
Q-Set  (Thorn Lighting)   (1972?)
System 128  (Van Buren Industries)   (1972?)
Autocue  (Skirpan Lighting Control Corporation)   (1973)
Light pen-driven memory lighting control for television
Compu-Set 2000  (Van Buren Industries)   (1973)
MMS  (Strand)   (1973 - 1980)
Modular Memory System with 80, 120, 240, 360, 480 channels. 
Datalite Lighting Control System  (Dynamic Technology Ltd / DTL)   (1973 - ?)
Datalite 100 / Datalite 300
Plotlite  (Digital Display Equipment)   (1974)
AVAB 2000  (AVAB)   (1975)
LS-8  (EDI)   (1975)
The first computerised memory board on Broadway
Compact (CMS)  (Strand)   (1975 - 1978)
Self-contained memory control for up to 120 channels (originally 80 channels)
Lightboard   (Strand)   (1975 - 1982)
1000 max channels
Multi-Q  (Strand)   (1976)
Strand Century
AVAB 2001  (AVAB)   (1977)
Microcomputer memory control desk
Mega Cue  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1977)
The first lighting control produced by the founders of ETC
Micro Q  (Strand)   (1977)
Performance  (Kliegl)   (1977)
Memolight  (CCT Lighting)   (1977?)
Israel-made
C Range  (Compulite)   (1978)
C-120/180/360
Channel Track  (Berkey Colortran)   (1978)
Channel Track  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1978)
Produced by a partnership between ETC and Colortran.
Multi-Q/II  (Strand)   (1978)
Riggers Remote  (Strand)   (1978)
Light Palette  (Strand)   (1978 - 1988)
Strand Century product
Q-Master  (Thorn Lighting)   (1978 or earlier)
Octet  (Strand)   (1978 September)
Sucessor to the Duet
"the high channel capacity memory lighting control with multiple sub-masters"
Duet / Duet 2  (Strand)   (1978-1984)
48, 60, 62, 120 max channels
QT120  (Thorn Lighting)   (1978?)
with floppy disk
Berkey Colortran Colortrack  (Berkey Colortran)   (1979)
32/64/96/128 channel control
Cuelog  (Skirpan Lighting Control Corporation)   (1979)
36, 72, 108 channel variants
Scene Setter  (Thorn Lighting)   (1979)
Thornlite 500  (Thorn Lighting)   (1979)
Performer  (Kliegl)   (1979 - 1990s)
Thornlite 120  (Thorn Lighting)   (1979 - ?)
AVAB 2002  (AVAB)   (1980)
Microcomputer memory control desk with VDU and floppy disk drive
MDC Multi Dimensional Controller  (Zero 88)   (1980)
Mickey Track  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1980)
MiniPalette  (Strand)   (1980)
Galaxy  (Strand)   (1980 - 1996)
96, 144, 190, 240... 768 channels
Masterlight  (ADB)   (1980?)
Hippodrome Control Desk  (Avolites)   (1980s)
Custom one-off control system for the London Hippodrome
ELC  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1981)
Entertainment Lighting Console
Satellite  (Strand)   (1981)
Series 100 Controller  (Vari*Lite)   (1981 - 1985)
AVAB 201  (AVAB)   (1982)
12 or 24 control channels, up to 128 dimmers. 100 memories. 
AVAB Viking  (AVAB)   (1982)
96-960 way control
Concept  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1982)
First ETC-branded product
Entertainer  (Kliegl)   (1982)
Memory lighting control
Lightmaster 1200  (Zero 88)   (1982)
2 preset desk with matrix memory system
Multilite  (Dynamic Technology Ltd / DTL)   (1982)
Microprocessor memory control
Multiset  (Dynamic Technology Ltd / DTL)   (1982)
Telescan Control Desk  (Compulite)   (1982)
Moving light control desk
Theaterlite  (Dynamic Technology Ltd / DTL)   (1982)
Modular memory lighting control system. 
Ultrachase  (Avolites)   (1982)
Mantrix 2S / Mantrix Memory  (Strand)   (1982 September)
Eclipse  (Zero 88)   (1983)
Gemini  (Strand)   (1983)
180 channels. Replaced the Duet in the range.
The Director  (Teatronics)   (1983)
Tempus M24  (Strand)   (1983 - 1993)
First batch-manufactured memory control, 72-120 channels. 
QM500 Lighting Control  (Avolites)   (1983 - ?)
90/180 channel memory lighting desk
Celebrity Plus 2  (Strand)   (1984)
F28  (ADB)   (1984)
120-168 channels. Large modular board.
Galaxy 2  (Strand)   (1984)
768 channels - 3 individual systems (Arena, Studio & Premier)
Light Palette 2  (Strand)   (1984)
Mini Light Palette  (Strand)   (1984)
Rolacue  (Avolites)   (1984)
Series 2  (Celco)   (1984)
30 channel / 90 channel
Sitralux K40  (Siemens)   (1984)
Designers Remote / Designers Control  (Strand)   (1984?)
Sitralux B40  (Siemens)   (1984?)
Access  (GAM Great American Market)   (1985)
AVAB 202  (AVAB)   (1985)
48, 96, 120, 192, 240 way control
Intelligent Interface  (Pulsar)   (1985)
Up to 36 dimmer channels computer-based memory lighting controller using a BBC Micro Computer to analogue dimmers
Prestige  (Berkey Colortran)   (1985)
PC-based lighting control desk. 
Q2   (Thorn Lighting)   (1985)
Replacement and upgrade of the Q-File
Vision  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1985)
Lightcommander  (MA Lighting)   (1985?)
Artisan  (Vari*Lite)   (1986)
Control console for Series 200 luminaires
Celco Gold  (Celco)   (1986)
90 channel memory console. Part of the Series 2 range. 
F20  (ADB)   (1986)
120 channel board with multi-use application
Lightboard XP  (Strand)   (1986)
S28  (ADB)   (1986)
Lighting Control
Sceptre  (ELTEC)   (1986)
Analogue memory control
Lightboard M  (Strand)   (1986 - 1996)
96 channels with 24 or 48 submasters, or 144 channels with 24 submasters with channel faders. 
Oska  (Pulsar)   (1986-1990)
256 channels
DLD6502  (Flying Pig Systems)   (1986?)
AVAB 211  (AVAB)   (1987)
24, 48, 72 way control
Expression  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1987)
Galaxy 3  (Strand)   (1987)
999 channels
Image  (Arri)   (1987)
100 channels, 512 DMX outputs, Twin Playback, Disk Drive backup
Imagine  (Arri)   (1987)
Memory control for medium & larger sized studios & theatres.
Light Palette 3  (Strand)   (1987)
800 channels
Mini Light Palette 2 / MLP2  (Strand)   (1987)
200 channels. Smaller version of Light Palette 3
Orion  (Zero 88)   (1987)
Taskmaster - Showchangers  (Strand)   (1987)
Controller for Showscan moving lights
Impact  (Strand)   (1987 - )
350 control channels with proportional patching to 960 dimmers
Action 24 / Action 48  (Strand)   (1987 - 1990)
24 or 48 channel, 99 memory lighting control system
LCD 120  (MA Lighting)   (1988)
Precept  (Avolites)   (1988)
Microcomputer Lighting Desks
Precept  (LSC Lighting Systems)   (1988)
Sirius  (Zero 88)   (1988 - 2000)
24 or 48 way analogue control desk
Pro Palette  (Strand)   (1988 July - 1990 September)
US Market - designed as a direct replacement for Light Palette V6E (black & white version)
CP-40  (Compulite)   (1988? approximately)
Applause  (Eurolight)   (1989)
Compact Elite  (Berkey Colortran)   (1989)
Designer  (LMI)   (1989)
Lightboard M Junior  (Strand)   (1989)
As Lightboard M but without faders
Mini Artisan  (Vari*Lite)   (1989)
Ovation  (Eurolight)   (1989)
QM500-TD / QM500T  (Avolites)   (1989)
Theatre Desk version of the popular QM500 rock desk
Scenestealer  (ELTEC)   (1989)
Add-on for memory lighting desks
Lightpalette 90  (Strand)   (1989 - 1996)
576 / 1536 channels
Gemini 2+  (Strand)   (1989 September - 1995)
340 channels, dual colour video displays, increased system memory.
Aviator  (Celco)   (1989?)
Celco Baby  (Celco)   (1989?)
30 channels, full level memory, live modification, 40 memory cues, sound activated sequence.
Enigma  (ALS)   (1989?)
ESP  (Jands)   (1989?)
24 or 36 channels
4Sight Control System  (CCT Lighting)   (1990)
30, 60, 90 control channels
Animator  (Compulite)   (1990)
Intellabeam Controller  (High End Systems / Lightwave Research)   (1990)
Masterpiece  (Pulsar)   (1990)
MicroVision  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1990)
Mirage  (Arri)   (1990)
Made by ETC (as the MicroVision) and sold in the UK under the Arri brand
MX  (Strand)   (1990)
12,24,48 channels, 2 presets.
Cantor  (ADB)   (1991)
48 or 96 channel manual/memory control
Lil DMXter  (Goddard Design)   (1991)
Navigator  (Celco)   (1991)
Memory lighting control
Status  (Berkey Colortran)   (1991)
12/24 or 24/48 channel
ESP II  (Jands)   (1992)
24 / 48 / 60 channels
Obsession / Obsession II  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1992)
Rolacue Pearl / Rolacue Sapphire  (Avolites)   (1992)
Scancommander  (MA Lighting)   (1992)
Tango  (ADB)   (1992)
12/24 or 24/48 channels, 999 memories
Wholehog  (Flying Pig Systems)   (1992)
Mini Light Palette 90  (Strand)   (1992 - 1996)
576 channels, 20 submasters, 8 timed or manual playbacks. 
Applause  (Compulite)   (1992?)
Smart  (Compulite)   (1992? before)
Acclaim  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1993)
Diamond II  (Avolites)   (1993)
GSX  (Strand)   (1993)
25, 50, 75, 100, 125 channels using Genius software
Software: Genius  (Strand)   (1993)
Application Software for Genius desks (GSX, LBX)
Super VIKING  (AVAB)   (1993)
Galaxy Nova  (Strand)   (1993 - 1996)
999 channels
Idea  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1994)
LBX  (Strand)   (1994)
25, 50, 75, 100, 125 channels, memory and manual. Genius operating system.
LDS System  (Morpheus Lights)   (1994)
Moving Light Company
mini-Artisan 2  (Vari*Lite)   (1994)
Wholehog II  (Flying Pig Systems)   (1994)
430  (Strand)   (1994 November)
Uses Genius Pro operating software. 30 submasters.
530 / 550  (Strand)   (1995)
Genius Pro operating software
Eclipse  (Rosco)   (1995)
Express  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (1995)
Graphic Tablet  (Avolites)   (1995?)
Mission Control  (Ultralite)   (1995?)
530i / 550i  (Strand)   (1996)
Genius Pro operating software
Azure  (Avolites)   (1996)
Diamond 3  (Avolites)   (1996)
SN100 Series Shownet Node  (Strand)   (1996 - )
Case  (Martin)   (1996-2000)
Effects Controller
520 / 520i  (Strand)   (1997)
Portable desks with Genius operating system
Artisan Plus  (Vari*Lite)   (1997)
AVAB Presto  (AVAB)   (1997)
grandMA  (MA Lighting)   (1997)
Powerful memory console
Illusion  (Zero 88)   (1997-2007)
Shownet  (Strand)   (1997?)
Ethernet nodes for 500 series console with Networker software installed.
300 Series  (Strand)   (1998)
Manual / Memory Desk (48/96, 125/250 channels) with Genius Pro software
310 / 510i  (Strand)   (1998)
Show Controller / Backup unit
Alcora  (Zero 88)   (1998)
Elara  (Zero 88)   (1998)
Sapphire 2000  (Avolites)   (1998)
Technobeam LCD Controller  (High End Systems / Lightwave Research)   (1998)
Phoenix  (ADB)   (1998?)
Pearl 2000  (Avolites)   (1999)
Virtuoso  (Vari*Lite)   (1999)
Jaguar  (AVAB)   (1999?)
Azure 2000  (Avolites)   (2000)
Virtuoso DX  (Vari*Lite)   (2000)
LP-1600  (Leprecon)   (2000-2015)
Diamond 4  (Avolites)   (2001)
Frog  (Zero 88)   (2001)
301 Backup Console  (Strand)   (2002)
Maxxyz  (Martin)   (2002)
Wholehog 3  (Flying Pig Systems)   (2002)
200 Series  (Strand)   (2002 - 2011)
Congo  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2004)
grandMA Micro  (MA Lighting)   (2004)
NSP  (MA Lighting)   (2004)
Network Signal Processor
Diablo  (Zero 88)   (2005)
12 channel effects controller
Hog iPC  (Flying Pig Systems)   (2005)
First hybrid console, allowing programmers to use two different software platforms on one console
Jester  (Zero 88)   (2005)
Xciter  (Martin)   (2005)
Marquee  (Entertainment Technology)   (2005?)
Conventional & Automated Lighting Controls
Congo Jr.  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2006)
Focus NTX  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2006)
Hog 3PC  (Flying Pig Systems)   (2006)
Light Palette Range  (Strand)   (2006)
Using PaletteOS written by Horizon Controls
Transtechnik NTX  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2006)
Ion  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2007)
Eos-family console in a portable package. 
Leap Frog  (Zero 88)   (2007)
MINIM  (LSC Lighting Systems)   (2007)
Palette Range  (Strand)   (2007)
Using PaletteOS Windows XP Embedded operating system, written by Horizon Controls. 
Road Hog / Full Boar  (Flying Pig Systems)   (2007)
grandMA2  (MA Lighting)   (2008)
maXim  (LSC Lighting Systems)   (2008)
Maxxyz Compact  (Martin)   (2008)
Orb  (Zero 88)   (2009 - )
Clarity LX  (LSC Lighting Systems)   (2010)
M1  (Martin)   (2010)
200 Plus Series  (Strand)   (2011)
Gio  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2011)
2011 Addition to the Eos range
MA onPC command wing  (MA Lighting)   (2011)
Solution / Solution XL  (Zero 88)   (2011)
Hog 4  (Flying Pig Systems)   (2012)
M2GO  (Martin)   (2012)
Nodes  (MA Lighting)   (2012)
8Port and 4Port Node
onPC fader wing  (MA Lighting)   (2012)
250ML  (Strand)   (2013)
250 channels and 30 moving lights & LEDs
M6  (Martin)   (2013)
Vibe  (Compulite)   (2013)
2Port Node  (MA Lighting)   (2014)
Range of ethernet to DMX equipment
Neo  (Strand)   (2014)
500ML  (Strand)   (2015)
Moving light console
dot2  (MA Lighting)   (2015)
Range of compact lighting control consoles
FLX  (Zero 88)   (2015)
MA Network Switch  (MA Lighting)   (2015)
Cobalt Light Server  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2016)
ColorSource  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2016)
M-Play  (Martin)   (2016)
Control surface
Mantra Lite  (LSC Lighting Systems)   (2016)
Eos Motorised Fader Wing  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2017)
Ion Xe  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2017)
Replaced the original Ion
M1 HD  (Martin)   (2017?)
Eos Ti  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2018)
grandMA3  (MA Lighting)   (2018)
Vista EX  (Chroma-Q)   (2018)
Control surface for Vista software
Vista MV  (Chroma-Q)   (2018)
Compact control surface for Vista software
Neo Compact 10  (Strand)   (2019)
NX Touch  (Obsidian Control Systems)   (2019)
Control surface for Onyx software
NX Wing  (Obsidian Control Systems)   (2019)
Control wing for PC Onyx software
NX2  (Obsidian Control Systems)   (2019)
Diamond 9  (Avolites)   (2021)
Eos Apex  (Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC)   (2022)
Neo X Series  (Vari*Lite)   (2022)
NX1  (Obsidian Control Systems)   (2022)

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