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{{Short description|Second-generation home video game console}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = APF-MP1000
| title        = 
| aka          = M-1000<br>MP-1000
| logo         = [[File:APF MP-1000 logo.png|250px]]
| image        = File:APF-MP1000-FL.jpg
| caption      = 
| developer    = 
| manufacturer = [[Company:APF Electronics Inc.|APF Electronics Inc.]]
| family       = 
| type         = [[Engineering:Home video game console|Home video game console]]
| generation   = Second generation
| releasedate  = {{Start date and age|1978|10}}
| lifespan     = 
| price        = 
| discontinued = 
| unitssold    = Around 50,000 at a minimum<ref>{{cite news |title=The Imagination Machine - Georgia State University News - |url=https://news.gsu.edu/2018/03/15/the-imagination-machine/ |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=Georgia State News Hub |date=15 March 2018}}</ref>
| unitsshipped = 
| media        = [[ROM cartridge|Cartridges]]
| os           = 
| power        = 7.5 V AC 0.8 A or 12 V DC 0.5 A
| soc          = 
| cpu          = Motorola 6800 ([[8-bit|8 bit]]) @ 0.895&nbsp;MHz (3.579 MHz oscillator divided by 4)
| memory       = 1 KB RAM
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| display      = 
| graphics     = 256 x 192 (8 colors)
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| predecessor  = [[Engineering:APF TV Fun series|APF TV Fun series]]
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The '''APF Microcomputer System'''<ref>{{cite web|title=APF Microcomputer System Owner's Manual|url=http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/images/Manuals/78_APF_M1000-Manual.pdf}}</ref> is a second generation 8-bit cartridge-based [[Engineering:Home video game console|home video game console]] released in October 1978 by [[Company:APF Electronics Inc.|APF Electronics Inc.]] with six cartridges.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5eIDAAAAMBAJ&dq=atari&pg=PA92 APF Microcomputer System]</ref> 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 [[Engineering:APF Imagination Machine|APF Imagination Machine]]. The APF-MP1000 and the APF Imagination Machine were developed in part by the noted engineer Ed Smith.<ref>{{cite news |title=7 Black Computer Tech Pioneers You Should Know |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/7-black-computer-tech-pioneers-you-should-know |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=PCMAG |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jamel |title=Inspirational Black figures in gaming and technology |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/inspirational-black-figures-in-gaming-and-technology |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=TechRadar |date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

It is the successor to the [[Engineering:APF TV Fun|APF TV Fun]] line of first generation consoles.

==Technical specifications==
[[File:APF-M1000-Motherboard-FL.jpg|thumb|right|The APF MP1000 was the only second generation video game console based on the Motorola 6800 processor.]]
* CPU: Motorola 6800 ([[8-bit|8 bit]]) @ 0.895&nbsp;MHz (3.579&nbsp;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==
[[File:Apf-m1000 games.jpg|thumb|right|Some APF-M1000 games]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Serial !! Game
|-
| MG1008 || Backgammon
|-
| MG1006 || Baseball
|-
| MG1007 || Blackjack
|-
| MG1004 || Bowling/Micro Match
|-
| MG1012 || Boxing
|-
| MG1005 || Brickdown/Shooting Gallery
|-
| MG1009 || Casino I:  Roulette/Keno/Slots
|-
| MG1001/MG1002 || 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==
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== Further reading ==
* [http://www.orphanedgames.com/APF/index.html "APF MP-1000 Game Console Programming"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420002927/http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?st=1&c=584 APF MP-1000 page at Old-Computers.com museum]
* [https://www.fastcompany.com/3063298/breaking-the-status-quo/ed-smith-and-the-imagination-machine-the-untold-story-of-a-black-vid Ed Smith And The Imagination Machine: The Untold Story Of A Black Video Game Pioneer (Benj Edwards, FastCompany, 2016)]
* [http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/tag/apf-m1000 Benj Edwards Presents Vintage Computing and Gaming - Adventures in Classic Technology. Blog posts.]
* [http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-apf.htm Video Game Console Library]
* [http://www.thegameconsole.com/apf-m-1000/ TheGameConsole.com]
* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/apf1000/918383-apf-1000-im/faqs/2627 APF-*1000/IM – Guides and FAQs] by [[GameFAQs]] (Updated: 06/09/2001)
:- [https://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/apf-m1000-apf-mp1000-imagination-machine-faq-sylvain-de-chantal/ APF-M1000, APF-MP1000 & Imagination Machine FAQ] (Backup copy of above at Console Database)
* [https://neovideohunter.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/apf-m1000-video-game-system-review/ APF M1000 Video Game System Review] by THE NORTHEAST OHIO VIDEO HUNTER (August 1, 2013)

{{Second generation game consoles}}
{{Home video game consoles}}

[[Category:Home video game consoles]]



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