APF M1000
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| Manufacturer | APF Electronics | |
| Type | stationary game console | |
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| Main processor | Motorola 6800 (8 bit , clocked at 3.579 MHz ) | |
| Storage media | Cartridge | |
| Controller | Gamepad with joystick | |
| Online service | none | |
| Units sold | unknown | |
| predecessor | APF TV Fun | |
| successor | APF Imagination Machine | |
The APF M1000 is a home video game console of the second generation of consoles , the 1978 APF Electronics Inc. in the United States was published. Occasionally the system was also marketed as the APF MP1000 .
About the system
The APF M1000 is the successor to the APF TV Fun , a typical Pong console of the time . The system was in competition with the Atari 2600 , Fairchild Channel F and the RCA Studio II . However, the device was not a great success and was therefore withdrawn from the market in the same year. It is now a rare collector's item.
Technical specifications
- CPU: Motorola 6800 (8 bit, clocked 3.579 MHz)
- RAM : 1 kB
- Graphics : 256 × 192 pixels , 8 colors
- Sound : built-in speaker
The device can be used with the APF Imagination Machine , which increases the RAM to 9 kB and the ROM to 14 kB (including BASIC interpreter ). The expansion cost 600 US dollars .
Games
The game Rocket Patrol was already integrated in the ROM. A total of only 12 titles were published:
- backgammon
- baseball
- Blackjack
- Bowling / Mirco Match
- Boxing
- Brickdown / Shooting Gallery
- Casino I: Roulette / Keno / Slots
- Catena
- Hangman / Tic Tac Toe / Doodle
- Pinball / Dungeon Hunt / Blockout
- Space destroyers
- UFO / Sea Monster / Break It Down / Rebuild / Shoot
Individual evidence
- ↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. In: www.old-computers.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Winnie Forster: Game consoles and home computers 1972-2009 . Game consoles & handhelds. GAMEplan., Utting 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-024658-6 , pp. 215 .
- ↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. In: www.old-computers.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016 .