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Russian microcomputer which is ZX-Spectrum compatible

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Sprinter
Manufacturer	Peters Plus, Ltd.
Type	Home computer
Release date	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Discontinued	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Operating system	Estex, Sinclair BASIC, TR-DOS
CPU	Z84C15 @ 21MHz / 3.5MHz, Altera PLD
Memory	4MB RAM
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 ) 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).

Specifications

The computer is built on a standard computer tower configuration, using standard floppy discs, CD-ROM and hard disk drives.

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". www.nedopc.org.
^ "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

Ivan Mak's website (in Russian)
Sprinter unofficial site

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