====== APF M-1000 (1978) ======


===== Features =====

  * CPU: Motorola 6800 (8 bit) 3.579 MHz
  * Co-Processor: Motorola MC-6847P video display generator
  * RAM: 1K 
  * ROM: None (Game Rocket Patrol built-in)
  * Graphic Modes: 128 x 192 (8 colours) - 256 x 192 (4 colours)
  * Colors: 8
  * I/O Ports: 2x Joystick, Cartridge, TV output


===== Usage =====

MESS currently supports cartridge dumps for apfm1000. The "cartridge" (cart) device supports .bin images, and you can run them using e.g.

  mess apfm1000 -cart "C:\pathtogame\gamename.bin"

If you don't specify any cart, the built-in game "Rocket Patrol" will start.

== Controls ==

Games are controlled through the non-detachables joysticks and keypads. The 12-keys keypads are placed under the joystick and have the following layout
  
  7   8   9   0
  
  4   5   6   Cl
  
  1   2   3   En
  
  Cl,En=Clear and Enter

On the back of the controller a trigger is present (labeled as "Fire").


===== Known issues =====

  * The driver is still missing exact cpu/video timing (backgammon relies on exact video timing).
  * It lacks support for special cartridges (basic, space destroyer)


===== History and Trivia =====

The APF M1000 was released in 1978. It's a Video game system cart based, comes with 2 non-detachables joysticks with a numeric keypad on each ones (look likes a mini-calculator with a joystick), has "Reset" & "Power" buttons on the unit. It could be played on a Color TV only. This system seems to have been the pack-in unit with Imagination Machine.

A second model, the APF MP1000, was released in 1978. This system is basically the same as the M1000 model and both systems does come with built-in game called "Rocket Patrol".

Both of these systems had the ability to be expanded to the Imagination Machine & both can play each other cartridges.


===== Links =====

  * [[http://www.nausicaa.net/~lgreenf/apfpage.htm|Imagination Machine page]]
  * [[http://www.digitpress.com/faq/apf.txt|APF-M1000, APF-MP1000 & Imagination Machine F.A.Q. (by Sylvain De Chantal)]]


===== Other Emulators =====

  * [[http://www.nausicaa.net/~lgreenf/apfpage.htm|APF Imagination Machine Emulator (Enrique Collado's APF emu for DOS)]]
  * [[http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/|Virtual APF (by emucompboy)]]

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