Engineering:Sprinter (computer)
| Manufacturer | Peters Plus, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 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). This design is comparable to the design of Jeri Ellsworth's C-One reprogrammable computer.[citation needed]
Specifications
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
- ↑ "nedoPC - Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly - browse". http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-Assembly.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sprinter / About". 2020. http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/About.
- ↑ "Peters Plus Sprinter hints & tools". 2017. https://www.z88dk.org/wiki/doku.php?id=platform:sprinter.
- ↑ "Sprinter". 2002. http://www.petersplus.com/sprinter/.
- ↑ Peters Plus. "Sprinter User Manual". http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-User.
- ↑ "Products: Computer Sprinter; Sp2000 (Standard set)". 2002. http://www.petersplus.com/products/.
- ↑ "Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly". http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-Assembly.
External links
- Ivan Mak's website (in Russian)
- Sprinter unofficial site
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