Sprinter (computer)

The Sprinter (also called "Peters Plus Sprinter" or PPS [2][3]) is a microcomputer made by Russian Peters Plus, Ltd.;[4][5] it was the last "clone" of ZX Spectrum produced in a factory. It's built using what the company calls a "Flex architecture". This uses an Altera PLD as part of the core logic, allowing the machine's hardware to be reconfigured on the fly [2] for several 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.

Sprinter
ManufacturerPeters Plus, Ltd.
TypeHome computer
Release date1999 (1999)
Discontinued2003 (2003)
Operating systemEstex, Sinclair BASIC, TR-DOS
CPUZ84C15 @ 21MHz / 3.5MHz, Altera PLD
Memory4MB RAM[1]
DisplayTV, CGA monitor
PredecessorZX Spectrum

Specifications

The computer is built on a standard PC tower configuration, using regular floppydisc, CD and hard disk drives.[6]

  • CPU: Z84C15 at 21 MHz or 3.5 MHz, Altera PLD
  • Video output: TV or CGA monitor
  • Graphic modes: 320x256 with 256 colors, 640x256 with 16 colors, text mode 80x32 with 16 colors, 16M color palette, 256/512Kb video RAM
  • 16 bit sound
  • IDE & FDD onboard controllers
  • Two ISA-8 slots

References
  1. "nedoPC - Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly - browse". www.nedopc.org.
  2. "nedoPC - Sprinter / About - browse". www.nedopc.org.
  3. "platform:sprinter [z88dk]". www.z88dk.org.
  4. "Sprinter". February 8, 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2003.
  5. "nedoPC - Sprinter / Sp2000-User - browse". www.nedopc.org.
  6. "Products". February 3, 2003. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003.


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