Sprinter (computer)
The Sprinter (also called Peters Plus Sprinter or PPS ) is a microcomputer made by the Russian firm Peters Plus, Ltd. It was the last ZX Spectrum clone produced in a factory. It was built using what the company called a "Flex architecture", using an Altera PLD as part of the core logic. This allows the machine's hardware to be reconfigured on the fly for different ZX-Spectrum models compatibility or its own enhanced native mode (set by default on boot and running the Estex operating system).
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| Manufacturer | Peters Plus, Ltd. |
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| Type | Home computer |
| Released | 1999 |
| Discontinued | 2003 |
| Operating system | Estex, Sinclair BASIC, TR-DOS |
| CPU | Z84C15 @ 21MHz / 3.5MHz, Altera PLD |
| Memory | 4MB RAM[1] |
| Display | SECAM TV, CGA monitor; 320 x 256 with 256 colors, 640 x 256 with 16 colors, text mode 80 x 32 with 16 colors |
| Sound | Beeper, AY-3-8910, 16-bit DAC |
| Backward compatibility | ZX Spectrum |
The Sprinter (also called Peters Plus Sprinter or PPS [2][3]) is a microcomputer made by the Russian firm Peters Plus, Ltd.[4][5] It was the last ZX Spectrum clone produced in a factory.
It was built using what the company called a "Flex architecture", using an Altera PLD as part of the core logic. This allows the machine's hardware to be reconfigured on the fly [2] for different ZX-Spectrum models compatibility or its own enhanced native mode (set by default on boot and running the Estex operating system).
Specifications
[edit]The computer is built on a standard computer tower configuration, using standard floppy discs, CD-ROM and hard disk drives.[6][7]
- CPU: Z84C15 at 21 MHz or 3.5 MHz, Altera PLD
- Video output: SECAM TV or CGA monitor
- Graphic modes: 320 x 256 with 256 colors, 640 x 256 with 16 colors, text mode 80 x 32 with 16 colors, 16 million color palette, 256/512 Kb video RAM
- Sound: Beeper, AY-3-8910, 16-bit DAC
- IDE & FDD onboard controllers
- Two ISA-8 slots
References
[edit]- ^ "nedoPC - Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly - browse". www.nedopc.org.
- ^ a b "Sprinter / About". nedoPC community. 2020.
- ^ "Peters Plus Sprinter hints & tools". z88dk. 2017.
- ^ "Sprinter". Peters Plus Ltd. 2002. Archived from the original on 8 February 2003.
- ^ Peters Plus. "Sprinter User Manual". nedoPC community.
- ^ "Products: Computer Sprinter; Sp2000 (Standard set)". Peters Plus Ltd. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003.
- ^ "Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly". nedoPC. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
External links
[edit]- Ivan Mak's website (in Russian)
- Sprinter unofficial site
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