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The WPC system was a Motorola 6809E based platform that ran Williams, Bally and Midway pinball machines through 1990 -1998. The system made its first appearance in a short run of Dr. Dude machines, with the CPU board and the power-driver board replacing the System 11 equivalents. The System 11 code was converted to run on WPC.  Next came Funhouse, still with a digit display.  
 
The WPC system was a Motorola 6809E based platform that ran Williams, Bally and Midway pinball machines through 1990 -1998. The system made its first appearance in a short run of Dr. Dude machines, with the CPU board and the power-driver board replacing the System 11 equivalents. The System 11 code was converted to run on WPC.  Next came Funhouse, still with a digit display.  
  
'''[[WPC CPU]]; WPC power-driver board ; System 11 Sound Card  '''
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'''[[WPC CPU]]; [[WPC power-driver board]]; [[System 11 Sound Card]] '''
  
 
Dr. Dude; Funhouse
 
Dr. Dude; Funhouse
  
'''Added WPC sound'''
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'''Added [[WPC Sound Board]]'''
  
 
Funhouse, during run; Harley-Davidson; Bride of Pinbot
 
Funhouse, during run; Harley-Davidson; Bride of Pinbot
  
'''Added WPC DMD display'''
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'''Added [[WPC DMD Display Board]]'''
  
 
Gilligan's Island; Hurricane; Slugfest; Terminator 2; Party Zone
 
Gilligan's Island; Hurricane; Slugfest; Terminator 2; Party Zone
  
'''Added Fliptronics board; flipper relay no longer needed on Power-Driver board'''
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'''Added [[Fliptronics board]]; flipper relay no longer needed on Power-Driver board'''
  
 
The Addams Family (mid-run???)
 
The Addams Family (mid-run???)
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
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[[Twilight Zone]]
  
 
'''Sound board levels rebalanced R24 and R23 changed from 150k to 56k'''
 
'''Sound board levels rebalanced R24 and R23 changed from 150k to 56k'''
  
'''Changed to [[WPC Fliptronics II]] '''
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'''Changed to [[WPC Fliptronics II board]] '''
  
 
Black Rose; Bram Stoker's Dracula... White Water
 
Black Rose; Bram Stoker's Dracula... White Water
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'''Changed to [[WPC DCS]] sound'''
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'''Changed to [[WPC DCS Sound Board]] for sound'''
  
 
Indiana Jones; Judge Dredd.... Star Trek: The Next Generation
 
Indiana Jones; Judge Dredd.... Star Trek: The Next Generation
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World Cup Soccer; Pinball Circus; Corvette; Red & Ted's Road Show;  
 
World Cup Soccer; Pinball Circus; Corvette; Red & Ted's Road Show;  
  
'''Changed to [[WPC-95 CPU]]; power-driver board; [[WPC-95 AV Board]]'''
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'''Changed to [[WPC-95 CPU]]; [[WPC-95 Power-Driver Board]]; [[WPC-95 AV Board]]'''
  
 
Congo
 
Congo
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[[Auto Eddy Board]]
 
[[Auto Eddy Board]]
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[[Attack from Mars Strobe]]

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The WPC system was a Motorola 6809E based platform that ran Williams, Bally and Midway pinball machines through 1990 -1998. The system made its first appearance in a short run of Dr. Dude machines, with the CPU board and the power-driver board replacing the System 11 equivalents. The System 11 code was converted to run on WPC. Next came Funhouse, still with a digit display.

WPC CPU; WPC power-driver board; System 11 Sound Card

Dr. Dude; Funhouse

Added WPC Sound Board

Funhouse, during run; Harley-Davidson; Bride of Pinbot

Added WPC DMD Display Board

Gilligan's Island; Hurricane; Slugfest; Terminator 2; Party Zone

Added Fliptronics board; flipper relay no longer needed on Power-Driver board

The Addams Family (mid-run???) Creature from the Black Lagoon Twilight Zone

Sound board levels rebalanced R24 and R23 changed from 150k to 56k

Changed to WPC Fliptronics II board

Black Rose; Bram Stoker's Dracula... White Water




Changed to WPC DCS Sound Board for sound

Indiana Jones; Judge Dredd.... Star Trek: The Next Generation

Changed to WPC-S CPU

World Cup Soccer; Pinball Circus; Corvette; Red & Ted's Road Show;

Changed to WPC-95 CPU; WPC-95 Power-Driver Board; WPC-95 AV Board

Congo

Switched diodes for jumpers on WPC-95 power-driver board; Molex connectors on many coils

Medieval Madness

Switched to blade connectors for coils

Monster Bash


Other Boards Used in WPC machines

WPC 10 Opto Board

H-Bridge Motor Driver Board

Motor Filter Board

Auxiliary Driver Board

Eddy Sensor Boards

Auto Eddy Board

Attack from Mars Strobe