It's hard to believe that twenty years can go by, just like that. This column covers production, so I thought I could illustrate these twenty years by describing some of the changes we've had in field production equipment at MTN. MTN did not have wide community access to equipment in its first years, but by 1986 the checkout department had separate cameras and "portapac" decks in both U-Matic (for 20 minute 3/4” cassettes), and 1/2” VHS.  A camera cable connected the camera to the deck, which often was carried by an assistant, who also carried the microphone. The name "Hitachi Z-31" may have a familiar sound to advanced camera operators in those early years. The first VHS camera was the Panasonic WV 6000 that came with a separate deck, the 2400.  Our first self-contained S-VHS camcorder was a Panasonic 450, dedicated to the memory of an MTN pioneer George Beller.  The 450 camera was followed by the 460, the 455, and finally the 456 model, which we still have in service. The digital era began later here at MTN than at many other access centers around the metro area and country, but it continues with our much more portable beginning camera, the Canon ZR-10 and 20. After the Hitachi Z-31, our advanced cameras were the Panasonic CLE 200 and the SuperCams, our first three chip professional camera. Both of these used the new S-VHS tape system. The advanced digital era began at MTN with the portable 3 chip Sony PD-150. Rumors abound that we will be purchasing some Sony digital 250’s to replace the SuperCams in the near future.  All in all, image quality has gone up as the price of cameras has fallen. In editing, the linear mode continues with straight cut digital decks in a system called Terra. It has been four years now since our first Casablanca computer brought non-linear editing into our facility and these systems continue operating at full throttle. Members and staff are discovering more and more uses of the system to great visual effect. Final Cut Pro is the software that runs in our advanced edit systems, operating on Mac G4 processors, an industry standard. We are thinking of expanding our digital systems with a digital A/B edit system in the future... so past techniques continue into the future, but non-linear editing is here to stay. Happy Anniversary, MTN ... And here's to many more years!