Sprinter (computer)
Russian microcomputer which is ZX-Spectrum compatible / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Manufacturer | Peters Plus, Ltd. |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Discontinued | 2003; 21 years ago (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 |
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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).