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formed nor refreshed. “With the speed of innovation, much is
lost in the shuffle,” wrote Mike Cassidy in his “Canadian Get-
ting his Due as Pioneer in Computing” article for The Seattle
Times in October 2003. “Those who survive are remembered.
Those who don't, well, maybe not.” 31
For three decades after its introduction, the MCM /70 was exiled
from computing history, remaining no more than a footnote to
the personal computer narrative. Only sporadic publications
acknowledged, sometimes inaccurately, the computer's exist-
ence. 32 Then at last, in 2003, the MCM /70 got the chance to
reclaim its place in the history of modern computing. The pub-
lication of “The Making of the MCM /70 Microcomputer” in
the April-June 2003 issue of the IEEE Annals of the History of
Computing caught the attention of technology commentators
and the media. 33 Then on 25 September 2003, The Globe and
Mail and The Toronto Star newspapers published front-page
articles to mark the 30th anniversary of the MCM /70's unveil-
ing, retelling the story of the birth of this unique computer. 34
Soon afterwards, media around the world followed suit with
their own tributes to the MCM /70. “This homage to the 30th
anniversary of Mers Kutt's breakthrough in personal comput-
ing is long overdue,” wrote Cassidy in his “Never Heard of Mers
Kutt, Eh? Time You Did” article for Mercury News , San Jose,
in October 2003. “The anniversary was last month. I missed it
because, well, because I'd never heard of Kutt or his MCM -70
microcomputer. What's that? You'd never heard of them either?
Let that be a lesson.”
In August 2005, Mers Kutt was appointed to the Order of
Canada, the nation's highest honour for lifetime achievements.