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Welcome to the WE Computers Museum.  We were established in 2006 in Elmira, NY.  We closed our physical location and moved online in 2007.


==Museum news==
*December 21, 2020: Transcribed Jim Storer's Lunar Landing Game [[FOCAL]] source code to the [https://github.com/WECMuseum/lunar_landing_game WEC Museum's Github repository].
*August 1, 2020:
**August 2020 newsletter released. [http://www.wecmuseum.org/newsletters/august-2020.pdf Read it here].
**Coding for COVID: Development has begun on Open Quest II for Wintermute on Linux, macOS, and Windows via ScummVM. It is a sequel to Michael Sheail's OpenQuest that takes place right where the last one left off.
*July 30, 2020: July 29, 2020 meeting minutes added. [http://www.wecmuseum.org/minutes/pdf/07-29-20.pdf Read them here].
*July 29, 2020:
**June 2020 newsletter released. [http://www.wecmuseum.org/newsletters/june-2020.pdf Read it here].
**July 2020 newsletter released. [http://www.wecmuseum.org/newsletters/july-2020.pdf Read it here].
[[Museum news archives]]
==Museum acquisitions==
===Sofware Acquisitions===
For a complete list of museum software acquisitions, including both physical and digital content, see [[WEC Museum acquisitions]].
===Hardware Acquisitions===
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| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Mega Drive Mini 2.png|80px]]
| <br />May 7, 2024<br />[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini 2|Mega Drive Mini 2]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Pac-Man console.jpg|90px]]
| <br />September 21, 2023<br />[[Arcade1Up]] [[Pac-Man Collection]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:TicWatch E2.png|50px]]
| <br />July 8, 2023<br />[[Mobvoi]] [[TicWatch E2]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Tetris McNugget.png|60px]]
| <br />June 22, 2023<br />[[McDonald's]] [[Tetris Gaming Handheld]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Apple iMac.jpg|60px]]
| <br />May 21, 2023<br />[[Apple]] [[iMac]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Legends Core Plus.jpg|80px]]
| <br />April 20, 2023<br />[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback|Legends Core Plus]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Mega Drive Mini 2.png|80px]]
| <br />March 23, 2023<br />[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini 2|Genesis Mini 2]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Retro-Bit_go-retro!.png|60px]]
| <br />February 28, 2023<br />[[Retro-Bit]] [[go-retro! Portable]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Lenovo Chromebook.jpg|80px]]
| <br />January 2, 2023<br />[[Lenovo]] [[Chromebook|Duet 3 Chromebook]]
|-{| 
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Evercade EXP.png|60px]]
| <br />December 30, 2022<br />[[Blaze Entertainment]] [[Evercade|Evercade EXP]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:PasocomMini MZ-80C.png|60px]]
| <br />November 2, 2022<br />[[HAL Laboratory]] [[PasocomMini MZ-80C]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Stadia Premiere Edition.jpg|60px]]
| <br />October 9, 2022<br />[[Google]] [[Stadia|Stadia Premiere Edition]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:PlayStation TV.png|60px]]
| <br />September 13, 2022<br />[[Sony]] [[PlayStation TV]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Macintosh_SE.jpg|80px]]
| <br />August 1, 2022<br />[[Apple]] [[Macintosh|Macintosh SE]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:EGRET II Mini.png|80px]]
| <br />July 4, 2022<br />[[Taito]] [[EGRET II Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:THEVIC20.png|80px]]
| <br />June 2, 2022<br />[[Retro Games]] [[THEVIC20]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Flashback 8 Gold AE.png|80px]]
| <br />May 30, 2022<br />[[AtGames]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback 8]] [[Activision]] [[Atari Flashback|Edition]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:SYNET7WID.jpg|80px]]
| <br />April 6, 2022<br />[[Sylvania]] [[SYNET7WID]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Neo Geo Mini International.jpg|80px]]
| <br />March 3, 2022<br />[[SNK]] [[Neo Geo Mini]] [[Neo Geo Mini|International]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Arcade Nano Sonic 1 2.png|80px]]
| <br />February 28, 2022<br />[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano]]: ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit video game)|Sonic 1]]'' [[Arcade Nano|&]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit video game)|2]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Basic Fun Carmen Sandiego.jpg|80px]]
| <br />January 25, 2022<br />[[Basic Fun]] [[Basic Fun Electronic Games|Electronic Games]]: ''[[Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game)|Carmen Sandiego]]''
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Lenovo Chromebook.jpg|80px]]
| <br />December 30, 2021<br />[[Lenovo]] [[Chromebook|Flex 3 Chromebook]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Watch The Legend of Zelda.jpg|80px]]
| <br />November 29, 2021<br />[[Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda|Game & Watch]]: ''[[Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Contra Pocket Player.png|80px]]
| <br />October 22, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Contra]]''<br />[[Pocket Player|Pocket Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Ms. Pac-Man Pocket Player.jpg|80px]]
| <br />October 20, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' [[Pocket Player|Pocket Player]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Pac-Man Pocket Player.jpg|80px]]
| <br />October 20, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Pac-Man]]'' [[Pocket Player|Pocket Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Bubble Bobble Pocket Player.jpg|80px]]
| <br />October 6, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' [[Pocket Player|Pocket Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Galaga Pocket Player.png|80px]]
| <br />October 4, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Galaga]]'' [[Pocket Player|Pocket Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Don Doko Don Pocket Player.png|80px]]
| <br />October 3, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Don Doko Don]]'' [[Pocket Player]]
|-{| 
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Bases Loaded Pocket Player.png|80px]]
| <br />October 2, 2021<br />[[My Arcade]] ''[[Bases Loaded]]'' [[Pocket Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Arcade Nano Sonic.jpg|90px]]
| <br />September 20, 2021<br />[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano]]: ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Arcade Nano Virtua Fighter.jpg|90px]]
| <br />September 14, 2021<br />[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano]]: ''[[Virtua Fighter]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Arcade Nano Columns.jpg|80px]]
| <br />September 13, 2021<br />[[AtGames]] [[Arcade Nano]]: ''[[Columns]]''
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Atari_Flashback_Portable_(2017).jpg|80px]]
| <br />August 30, 2021<br />[[AtGames]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback]] [[Atari Flashback|Portable Deluxe (2017)]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual.png|80px]]
| <br />July 31, 2021<br />[[AtGames]] [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] [[Sega Genesis Arcade Motion Dual|Arcade Motion Dual]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Mega Drive Mini.png|80px]]
| <br />June 7, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Mega Drive Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Evercade.png|80px]]
| <br />May 1, 2021<br />[[Blaze Entertainment]] [[Evercade]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:White Game Gear Micro.png|80px]]
| <br />April 4, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro|White Game Gear Micro]] & [[Game Gear Micro|Big Window]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Gear Micro black and Big Window.png|80px]]
| <br />March 26, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro|Black Game Gear Micro]] & [[Game Gear Micro|Big Window]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Gear Micro red.png|80px]]
| <br />March 26, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro|Red Game Gear Micro]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Gear Micro yellow.png|80px]]
| <br />March 26, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro|Yellow Game Gear Micro]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Gear Micro blue.png|80px]]
| <br />March 26, 2021<br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear Micro|Blue Game Gear Micro]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Game Watch Super Mario Bros.jpg|80px]]
| <br />March 12, 2021<br />[[Nintendo]] [[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.|Game & Watch]]: [[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Flashback.jpg|80px]]
| <br />February 28, 2021<br />[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Star Flashback Blast.jpg|80px]]
| <br />December 6, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Star Flashback Blast!]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Atari Flashback Blast 2.jpg|80px]]
| <br />November 29, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback Blast! Vol. 2]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:PlayPal.png|80px]]
| <br />October 31, 2020<br />[[Kobian]] [[PlayPal|PlayPal Portable Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:TRS-80 CoCo2.jpg|80px]]
| <br />September 1, 2020<br />[[RadioShack|Tandy]] [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 Color<br />Computer 2]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Bandai Namco Arcade Blast.jpg|80px]]
| <br />August 1, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]] [[Flashback Blast!|Arcade Blast!]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Adventure Flashback Blast.jpg|80px]]
| <br />August 1, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Flashback Blast!|Adventure<br />Flashback Blast!]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Retro-Bit Generations II.jpg|80px]]
| <br />July 4, 2020<br />[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations II|Generations II]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:IBM AT.png|80px]]
| <br />June 1, 2020<br />[[IBM]] [[AT 5170]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Pentium logo.png|50px]]
| <br />May 8, 2020<br />133Mhz [[Pentium]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:PC Engine Mini.png|80px]]
| <br />May 1, 2020<br />[[Konami]] [[TurboGrafx-16 Mini|PC Engine Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Pac-Man Flashback.jpg|80px]]
| <br />May 1, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Activision]] [[Flashback Blast!]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Activision Flashback Blast!.jpg|80px]]
| <br />April 20, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]] [[Flashback Blast!]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Legends Flashback Blast!.jpg|80px]]
| <br />April 20, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Legends Flashback|Legends<br />Flashback Blast!]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Flashback Blast vol. 3.png|80px]]
| <br />March 19, 2020<br />[[AtGames]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback<br />Blast! vol. 3]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:TI-99 4A.jpg|80px]]
| <br />February 3, 2020<br />[[Texas Instruments|TI]][[TI-99/4 series|-99/4A]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Atari 2600.png|80px]]
| <br />January 1, 2020<br />[[Atari, S.A.|Atari]] [[Atari 2600|2600]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Retron 5.jpg|80px]]
| <br />December 25, 2019<br />[[Hyperkin]] [[RetroN|RetroN 5]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Elektronika_BK.jpg|80px]]
| <br />November 30, 2019<br />[[Elektronika]] [[Elektronika BK|BK 0010.01]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Retro-Bit Generations.jpg|80px]]
| <br />October 13, 2019<br />[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations|Generations]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Dinkie Pet 4 in 1.png|80px]]
| <br />August 12, 2019<br />[[Watercore]] [[Dinkie Pet|Dinkie Pet 4-in-1]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Arcade1Up_Pac-Man.jpg|80px]]
| <br />July 10, 2019<br />[[Arcade1Up]] [[Pac-Man (video game)|Pac-Man]],<br />[[Pac-Man Plus]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Basic Fun Oregon Trail.jpg|80px]]
| <br />July 5, 2019<br />[[Basic Fun]] [[Basic Fun Electronic Games|Electronic Games]]: ''[[The Oregon Trail (1985 video game)|The Oregon Trail]]''
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Super retro cade.jpg|80px]]
| <br />June 19, 2019<br />[[Retro-Bit]] [[Retro-Bit Generations|Super Retro Cade]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Basic Fun Tetris.jpg|50px]]
| <br />June 18, 2019<br />[[Basic Fun]] ''[[Tetris]]'' [[Basic Fun Arcade Classics|Arcade]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:Famicom-Mini-gold.png|100px]]
| <br />June 10, 2019<br />[[NES Classic Edition|Shonen Jump Mini Famicom]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:atari_flashback2.png|100px]]
| <br />May 10, 2019 <br />[[Legacy Engineering]] [[Atari]] [[Atari Flashback|Flashback 2+]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:genesis_mini.png|100px]]
| <br />May 4, 2019 <br />[[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis Mini|Genesis Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:thec64_mini_system.png|80px]]
| <br />April 24, 2019 <br />[[Retro Games]] [[THEC64|THEC64 Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:playstationclassic.png|80px]]
| <br />December 5, 2018 <br />[[Sony]] [[PlayStation Classic|PlayStation<br />Classic]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:nintendodsi.jpg|80px]]
| <br />November 3, 2018 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:neo-geo-pocket-color.png|100px]]
| <br />July 31, 2018 <br />[[SNK]] [[Neo Geo Pocket Color|Neo Geo]] <br />[[Neo Geo Pocket Color|Pocket Color]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:ique-player.png|70px]]
| <br />July 13, 2018 <br />[[iQue]] [[iQue Player|Player]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:color-tv-game-block-breaker.jpg|100px]]
| <br />May 26, 2018 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Color TV-Game]] <br />[[Color TV-Game|Block Breaker]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:acetronic-mpu2000.jpg|100px]]
| <br />March 22, 2018 <br />[[Acetronic]] [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|MPU 2000]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:snes_classic.jpg|100px]]
| <br />March 16, 2018 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition|SNES Classic Edition]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:pikachu-2ds.jpg|100px]]
| <br />February 1, 2018 <br />[[New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo<br />2DS XL]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:forest-green-n64.png|100px]]
| <br />January 20, 2018 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo 64|64]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:silver-gamecube.jpg|70px]]
| <br />January 8, 2018 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:duck-hunt-beam-gun.jpg|100px]]
| <br />December 18, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Beam Gun|Beam Gun: Duck Hunt]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:wii-u.png|100px]]
| <br />November 20, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Wii U]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:nes-zapper.jpeg|100px]]
| <br />November 18, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Zapper]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:super-famicom-mini-system.png|100px]]
| <br />October 31, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition|Super Famicom Mini]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:e-reader.jpg|70px]]
| <br />September 18, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Game Boy Advance]] <br />and [[Nintendo e-Reader|e-Reader]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:apple-tv.jpg|100px]]
| <br />September 5, 2017 <br />[[Apple]] [[Apple TV|TV 4th generation]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ipod-touch-4-system.png|100px]]
| <br />August 25, 2017 <br />[[Apple]] [[iPod Touch|iPod Touch 4th generation]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:JAMMA SuperGun.png|100px]]
| <br />August 18, 2017 <br />[[Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association|JAMMA]] [[SuperGun]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:famicom-mini-system.png|100px]]
| <br />August 10, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[NES Classic Edition|Mini Famicom]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:switch-system.png|100px]]
| <br />July 29, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:nes-classic-edition-system.png|100px]]
| <br />June 22, 2017 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[NES Classic Edition]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:xbox-system.png|100px]]
| <br />June 19, 2017 <br />[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:ps4-camera-move-vr.png|100px]]
| <br />February 6, 2017 <br />[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation VR|VR]], [[PlayStation Camera|Camera]], and [[PlayStation Move|Move]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Raspberry_Pi.png|100px]]
| <br />September 19, 2016 <br />[[Raspberry Pi Foundation|Raspberry Pi]] [[Raspberry Pi|3 Model B+]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:xbox-one-system.png|100px]]
| <br />September 10, 2016 <br />[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox One]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:samsung-galaxy-core-prime.jpg|90px]]
| <br />August 7, 2015 <br />[[Samsung]] [[Samsung Galaxy|Galaxy]] <br />[[Samsung Galaxy|Core Prime]]
| style="text-align:center" | <br />[[File:macbook-air.jpg|90px]]
| <br />July 10, 2015 <br />[[Apple]] [[MacBook|MacBook Air]] <br />[[MacBook|Early 2014 model]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:mac-mini.jpg|100px]]
| June 7, 2014 <br />[[Apple]] [[Mac Mini|Mac Mini Late 2012 model]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ipad3.jpg|50px]]
| May 30, 2014 <br />[[Apple]] [[iPad|iPad 3rd Generation]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:3ds-system.jpg|80px]]
| March 17, 2014 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS XL]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:xbox-360-and-kinect.png|100px]]
| January 23, 2012 <br />[[Microsoft]] [[Xbox 360]] and [[Kinect]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:wii.jpg|70px]]
| November 8, 2010 <br />[[Nintendo]] [[Wii]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ps3.jpg|100px]]
| February 10, 2010 <br />[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 3]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Motorola_RAZR_V3.jpg|100px]]
| December 25, 2004 <br />[[Motorola]] [[Motorola Razr|Razr V3]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:gp32.png|100px]]
| December 25, 2002 <br />[[Game Park]] [[Game Park 32|GP32]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:SPH-I300.jpg|100px]]
| December 25, 2001 <br />[[Samsung]] [[Samsung SPH-i300|SPH-i300]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:ps2.jpg|100px]]
| January 4, 2001 <br />[[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]]
|-{|
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Dreamcast.jpg|100px]]
| September 9, 1999 <br />[[Sega]] [[Dreamcast]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Sega_CD_model_2.jpg|100px]]
| December 25, 1993 <br />[[Sega]] [[Sega CD|CD model 2]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[File:Game_Gear.jpg|100px]]
| December 25, 1991 <br />[[Sega]] [[Game Gear]]
|}
==Museum staff==
*President and Founder - [[Jennifer McMurray]]
*Secretary - [[Melissa Howells]]
*Treasurer - [[Madeline McMurray]]

Revision as of 17:37, 20 October 2024