I have the main unit (CIB).
type Computer
country Taiwan
year 1984
os assembler
cpu MOS Technology 6502
speed 1 MHz
ram 64 KB
rom 16 KB
graphic none
text 24 x 40
colors none
sound beeper
ports RF, line in/out, video, printer
The Multitech MPF-I/65 Micro Professor — Learning the 6502
The Multitech Micro Professor MPF-I/65 was an educational single-board computer based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor — the same processor used in the Apple II, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and Atari 8-bit computers. Produced by Multitech Industrial Corporation of Taiwan (later renamed Acer), the MPF-I/65 was designed as a teaching tool for microprocessor programming, providing a hexadecimal keypad, seven-segment LED displays, and direct access to the 6502’s registers and memory for hands-on assembly language learning.
Multitech and Acer’s Origins
Multitech Industrial Corporation was the original name of Acer — one of Taiwan’s most important technology companies. Founded in 1976 by Stan Shih, Multitech produced the Micro Professor series as educational computing products before transitioning to IBM PC-compatible computers. The company renamed itself Acer in 1987 and became one of the world’s largest PC manufacturers. The MPF-I/65 thus represents an early product from a company that would become globally significant in personal computing.
Educational Computing
Single-board educational computers like the MPF-I/65 were important tools for teaching microprocessor concepts in universities and technical colleges. Students gained direct, tactile experience with processor registers, memory addressing, and I/O operations that high-level programming environments obscured. Many engineers who learned on MPF-I/65 boards went on to careers in embedded systems, where this low-level knowledge proved invaluable.