Micro-Professor MPF-I

Micro-Professor MPF-I
Microprofessor I
Also known asMPF-1
MPF-1A
MPF-1B
DeveloperMultitech
ManufacturerMultitech (1981-1993)[1]
Flite Electronics International Limited (1993-)[2][3]
Release date1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Introductory price$149
Operating system2 KB monitor ROM
CPUZilog Z80 @ 1.79 MHz
Memory2 KB RAM
StorageCompact Cassette
DisplaySix digit 7-segment display.
SoundBeeper
InputHexadecimal calculator-type keyboard (36 keys including, 16 hexadecimal keys, 19 function keys, and one user-definable key)
Power5 V via 7805 from 9 V at 500 mA mains adapter
SuccessorMPF-1 Plus

The Micro-Professor MPF-I is a microcomputer released by Multitech (later renamed Acer) in 1981. The company's first branded product, it was marketed as a training system to learn machine code and assembly language for the Zilog Z80 microprocessor. After releasing several iterations of the product, Acer sold the product line to Flite Electronics in 1993.

  1. ^ "Summary of Acer Milestones: Acer America". Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), 1981:MicroProfessor-I becomes the company's first branded product.
  2. ^ Flite Electronics – International Supplier of the Microprofessor Training System (archived content)
  3. ^ Yet another computer museum - Multitech MPF-1