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{{Short description|Russian microcomputer which is ZX-Spectrum compatible}}
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{{Infobox computer
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| Type = [[Home computer]]
| manufacturer = Peters Plus, Ltd.
| Released = {{Start date and age|1999}}
| Discontinued = {{Start date and age|2003}}
| Processor = Z84C15 @ 21MHz / 3.5MHz, [[Altera]] [[Programmable logic device|PLD]]
| Memory = 4MB RAM<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-Assembly|title=nedoPC - Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly - browse|website=www.nedopc.org}}</ref>
| OS = Estex, [[Sinclair BASIC]], [[TR-DOS]]
| 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
| unitssold = 
| predecessor = 
| compatibility = [[ZX Spectrum]]
| sound = Beeper, [[AY-3-8910]], 16-bit DAC
}}

The '''Sprinter''' (also called '''Peters Plus Sprinter''' or '''PPS''' <ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Sprinter / About |url=http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/About |website=nedoPC community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Peters Plus Sprinter hints & tools |url=https://www.z88dk.org/wiki/doku.php?id=platform:sprinter |website=z88dk}}</ref>) is a [[microcomputer]] made by the Russian firm ''Peters Plus, Ltd.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=Sprinter |url=http://www.petersplus.com/sprinter/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030208004427/http://www.petersplus.com/sprinter/ |archive-date=8 February 2003 |website=Peters Plus Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters Plus |title=Sprinter User Manual |url=http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-User |website=nedoPC community}}</ref> It was the last [[List of ZX Spectrum clones|ZX Spectrum clone]] produced in a factory.  

It was built using what the company called a ''"Flex architecture"'', using an [[Altera]] [[Programmable logic device|PLD]] as part of the core logic. This allows the machine's hardware to be reconfigured on the fly <ref name="auto" /> 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 disk|floppy discs]], [[CD-ROM]] and [[Hard disk drive|hard disk drives.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=Products: Computer Sprinter; Sp2000 (Standard set) |url=http://www.petersplus.com/products/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030203152939/http://www.petersplus.com/products/ |archive-date=3 February 2003 |website=Peters Plus Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprinter / Sp2000-Assembly |url=http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/Sprinter/Sp2000-Assembly |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=nedoPC}}</ref>

*CPU: Z84C15 at 21&nbsp;MHz or 3.5&nbsp;MHz, [[Altera]] [[Programmable logic device|PLD]]
*Video output: [[SECAM]] TV or [[Color Graphics Adapter|CGA]] monitor
*Graphic modes: 320 x 256 with 256 colors, 640 x 256 with 16 colors, text mode 80 x 32 with 16 colors, [[Color depth|16 million color]] palette, 256/512 Kb video RAM
*Sound: Beeper, [[General Instrument AY-3-8910|AY-3-8910]], 16-bit [[Digital-to-analog converter|DAC]]
*[[Parallel ATA#IDE and ATA-1|IDE]] & [[Floppy-disk controller|FDD]] onboard controllers
*Two [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA-8 slots]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://sprinter.winglion.ru/ Ivan Mak's website] {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://www.nedopc.org/nedopc/sprinter/index.shtml Sprinter unofficial site]

{{Sinclair computers and clones}}

[[Category:Home computer remakes]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum clones]]
[[Category:Microcomputers]]
[[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1999]]


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