APF-MP1000

APF-MP1000

Also known as	M-1000 MP-1000
Manufacturer	APF Electronics Inc
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Second generation
Release date	January 1, 1978 (1978-01-01)
Media	Cartridges
CPU	Motorola 6800 (8 bit) @ 0.895 MHz (3.579 MHz oscillator divided by 4)
Memory	1 KB RAM
Graphics	256 x 192 (8 colors)
Power	7.5 V AC 0.8 A or 12 V DC 0.5 A
Predecessor	APF TV Fun

The APF Microcomputer System^[1] is a second generation 8-bit cartridge-based home video game console released in 1978 by APF Electronics Inc with six cartridges.^[2] The console is often referred to M-1000 or MP-1000, which are the two model numbers of the console. The controllers are non-detachable joysticks which also have numeric keypads. The APF-MP1000 comes built-in with the game Rocket Patrol. The APF-MP1000 is a part of the APF Imagination Machine.

It is the successor to the APF TV Fun line of first generation consoles.

Technical specifications

The APF MP1000 was the only second generation video game console based on the Motorola 6800 processor.

• CPU : Motorola 6800 (8 bit) @ 0.895 MHz (3.579 MHz oscillator divided by 4)
• RAM : 1 KB
• Video Display Controller: MC6847
• 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

Some APF-M1000 games

• MG1008 Backgammon
• MG1006 Baseball
• MG1007 Blackjack
• MG1004 Bowling/Micro Match
• MG1012 Boxing
• MG1005 Brickdown/Shooting Gallery
• MG1009 Casino I: Roulette/Keno/Slots
• MG1001 Catena
• MG1003 Hangman/Tic Tac Toe/Doodle
• MG1011 Pinball/Dungeon Hunt/Blockout
• Built-In Rocket Patrol
• MG1013 Space Destroyers
• MG1010 UFO/Sea Monster/Break It Down/Rebuild/Shoot

References

Further reading

• "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)