Editing Micro Channel architecture (section)

== Consortium ==
{{Main|Micro Channel Developers Association}}
In response to the rise of EISA, IBM and thirteen Micro Channel card and peripheral manufacturers formed the [[Micro Channel Developers Association]]. This was a [[consortium]] that sought to consider and prioritize steps in the maturation of Micro Channel, as well as to explore better approaches to disseminating technical information about Micro Channel to third parties.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Scannell | first=Ed | date=November 19, 1990 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wFAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5 | title=MCA Group to Spread Information, Help | journal=InfoWorld | publisher=IDG Publications | volume=12 | issue=47 | page=5 | via=Google Books}}</ref> In 1992, it reached 92 members, including IBM.<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | date= | url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1949224 | title=Micro Channel Developers Association Inc. | publisher=OpenCorporates | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802055552/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1949224 | archivedate=August 2, 2022}}</ref> Even after IBM discontinued MCA systems in 1995, the consortium still held meetings and maintained a catalog of MCA devices online.<ref>{{cite journal | last=English | first=Erin | date=May 24, 1996 | url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18385219/GPS?sid=wikipedia | title=MCA still receiving strong support | journal=Midrange Systems | publisher= 1105 Media | volume=9 | issue=8 | page=17 | via=Gale}}</ref>