The APF Microcomputer System is a second generation 8-bit cartridge-based

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released in October 1978 by

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with six cartridges. The console is often referred to M-1000 or MP-1000, which are the two model numbers of the console. The APF-MP1000 comes built-in with the game ''Rocket Patrol''. The APF-MP1000 is a part of the

APF Imagination Machine The APF Imagination Machine is a combination home video game console and home computer system released by APF Electronics Inc. in late 1979. It has two separate components, the APF-M1000 game system, and an add-on docking bay with full sized typ ...

. The APF-MP1000 and the APF Imagination Machine were developed in part by the noted engineer Ed Smith. It is the successor to the APF TV Fun line of first generation consoles.

Technical specifications

* CPU:

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( 8 bit) @ 0.895 MHz (3.579 MHz oscillator divided by 4) *

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: 1 KB * Video Display Controller:

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* Palette : 8 colors * Resolutions: 256×192×4 / 128×192×8 * Power Supply: 7.5 V AC 0.8 A or 12 V DC 0.5 A

Cartridge list

References

"APF MP-1000 Game Console Programming"

APF MP-1000 page at Old-Computers.com museum

Ed Smith And The Imagination Machine: The Untold Story Of A Black Video Game Pioneer (Benj Edwards, FastCompany, 2016)

Benj Edwards Presents Vintage Computing and Gaming - Adventures in Classic Technology. Blog posts.

TheGameConsole.com

APF-*1000/IM – Guides and FAQs
by GameFAQs (Updated: 06/09/2001) :
APF-M1000, APF-MP1000 & Imagination Machine FAQ
(Backup copy of above at Console Database)
APF M1000 Video Game System Review
by THE NORTHEAST OHIO VIDEO HUNTER (August 1, 2013) Home video game consoles Second-generation video game consoles Products introduced in 1978 68xx-based computers {{videogame-hardware-stub

Technical specifications

Cartridge list

References

Further reading