APF-MP1000
The APF Microcomputer System is a second generation 8-bit cartridge-based home video game console released in October 1978 by APF Electronics Inc. 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.

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

Technical specifications

 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

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)
 Benj Edwards Presents Vintage Computing and Gaming - Adventures in Classic Technology. Blog posts.
 Video Game Console Library
 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