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APF Imagination Machine
ManufacturerAPF Electronics Inc.
TypeHome video game console, home computer
GenerationSecond generation
Release dateNovember 1979; 44 years ago (November 1979)[1]
Introductory priceUS$700 (equivalent to $2,940 in 2023)
MediaCartridges, Cassette tape
CPUMotorola 6800 8-bit @ 0.89 MHz (3.579 MHz Oscillator divided by 4)
Memory9 KB RAM (expandable to 17 KB (8 KB / 16 KB + 1 KB)), 14 KB ROM
GraphicsVideo Display Controller MC6847 @ 256×192×4, 128×192×8
SoundOne sound channel in 5 octaves

The APF Imagination Machine is a combination home video game console and home computer system released by APF Electronics Inc. in late 1979.[1] It has two separate components, the APF-M1000 game system, and an add-on docking bay with full sized typewriter keyboard and tape drive.[2] The APF-M1000 was built specifically to compete with the Atari 2600. The full APF Imagination Machine, including the APF-M1000 console and the IM-1 computer component, originally sold for around US$599 (equivalent to $2,510 in 2023).[3]

  1. ^ a b Bassett, S. B. (May 12, 1980). "APF's Imagination Machine". InfoWorld. Vol. 2, no. 7. Palo Alto, CA: Popular Computing. pp. 14, 16. ISSN 0199-6649.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Games was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Imagination Machine - Georgia State University News -". Georgia State News Hub. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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