APF Imagination Machine
The APF Imagination Machine is by far one of the most unique systems we have come across. In the late 1970's, a company by the name of APF Technologies released a simple cartridge based system similar to other consoles on the market. The console called the APF
M1000 was a simple stand-alone unit that marketed for $130USD and featured a built in game called Game Rocket Patrol. However the M1000 / MP1000 console was merely a portion of the true "Imagination Machine".
APF blurred the lines of "Me too" consoles by introducing the APF MPA-10 module. The APF M1000 / MP1000 video game console could be "docked" to the MPA-10 to create a hybrid computer. The combined unit became the APF Imagination machine and provided the BASIC program language, keyboard, 9K of RAM and could be expanded to 17K RAM, color graphics and
a built in cassette recorder. The cassette mixed an audio track with
the data track so as you were loading, a pre-recorded voice would tell
you about the program. A 5-1/4" disk drive option was also an optional accessory.
The APF Imagination Machine could be purchased as a single unit for $599USD, or you could purchase the console ($130) and the MPA-10 module ($499) separately.
 Larry Greenfield has a great page on APF
Imagination Machine. Check out his link HERE
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