About Us

Group Profile

The Midrange Users Group of Western New York is a non-profit organization comprised of professionals working in the **Midrange Systems environment.  The group was organized in 1984 representing Western New York, & is based in, but not limited to, the Buffalo area and now represents managers, analysts and programmers working together in the Information Systems field on midrange-class computers.  We sponsor a monthly dinner meeting on the fourth Thursday of each month in September, October, December, February, March, April, May & occasionally in June.  Meetings will begin at 5:30 PM for registration & check-in, followed by dinner & a brief business meeting, usually winding up the night by 8:00 PM.  Members are always welcome to contribute to the newsletter or any other committee of their choice.  The Board of Directors are elected during the May meeting and they begin their term in September.

Our Objective

Our objective is to promote and expand the education and knowledge of our members and to encourage free exchange of midrange computer systems technical information and problem solving techniques.

**General Definition:

In general, midrange refers to computers that are more powerful and capable than personal computers but less powerful and capable than mainframe computers.