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Multitech Micro-Professor MPF-I<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The Multitech Micro-Professor MPF-I, launched in 1981, was a compact, book-shaped single-board computer designed primarily as an educational tool for learning Z80 assembly and machine code programming. Its most notable features included a Zilog Z80 CPU, a unique six-digit 7-segment LED display, a hexadecimal keypad, and a form factor that allowed it to be stored on a bookshelf like a textbook, complete with built-in storage for manuals and cassettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Micro-Professor MPF-I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Its claim to fame lies in its widespread use as a training computer in technical schools and colleges worldwide, helping a generation of engineers and programmers learn low-level computing and embedded systems design. The MPF-I was important in computing history as one of the first branded products from Multitech (which became Acer), and it became one of the longest-selling computers of its kind, with at least 10,000 units sold and ongoing production by Flite Electronics decades later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n