Insanity #10 30 ноября 2001

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Sprinter - Material from the developers of a new version of the computer Sprinter 2000.

                    ... Sprinter today ...


    $% Sprinter, 2001


    I tried to describe the current state of the project.


    Currently Sprinter project is actively developed.
Given the well-known situation with personal computers and
software distribution in our country, we
hope now of interest to the Sprinter-in by foreigners.
In the first place we look forward to a team of professional
software developers are still working with
8-bit and 16-bit machines. Overseas interest in them has not yet
completely extinguished.


    Until now, software is written, held parties and events.
The most powerful machine 80's still pleased with the numerous
users.


    This is a topic for another conversation, and I note only 
that such state of affairs is largely due to the ability to 
communicate, including including through the Internet. 
Interests us here is that background available to foreigners 
8-bit and 16-bit computers Sprinter looks like quite a modern 
representative of his class. And if there is a market and a 
competitive product, then why not get acquainted with each 
other. 


    At the present stage of work we want to present to the world
computer capable of interest in the first place
software developers, 8-bit and 16-bit
computers, consoles and arcade machines, with any
market their products. Abroad, pay money for software. AND
so our distributors can sell their new software, along
with Sprinter-ohm. By Western standards Sprinter is cheap
(Considering the possibility and ease of use peripherals), so
that is possible here is serious business.


    Provided software development for the Sprinter-and in the 
West, our computer could be in demand in the domestic market.

Hope so.


    Now we had a relationship with two potential
distributors (Spain and USA). They have already acquired
test instances, there is an active correspondence and Prospects
quite encouraging. There are individuals who have purchased 
Sprinter. Therefore, work on the project now underway in three 
areas: refinement of iron, a basic optimization software enables

to use iron and create new application software,
Sprinter-promotion and foreign markets and an active PR.


    As for iron, the new board is being tested
Sp2000 PLA ​​EP1K30QC208-3 (with a volume three times as much)
which should form the basis of the line models, Sprinter. Here
necessary to divide the concept of the computer's motherboard 
"and" model computer ". Under the fee is necessary to 
understand the actual cost, as iron, and under the computer 
model must involve a set of configurations performed at Altera. 
If we talk about the potential Boards Sp2000, then you can list 
anything new that she would implement:



    1. 16-bit architecture with a basic pair of PLA
memory and IDE (will increase the speed of the HDD and
performance accelerator)


    2. Separate circuit wiring block of the main RAM, IDE, FDD 
with unit CPU, ROM, cache memory, ISA. Will:



    - Organize a direct memory access for IDE, FDD and
only;

    - Further increase the speed of IDE;

    - Organize a fast parallel operation of the IDE and 
processor; 

    - Organize the video modes with the location data
main RAM 3. 16-bit dual-channel audio DAC. And this
full 16-bit sound. 4. And some more
Features:


    - Connect 72-pin SIMM from 4 to 64 megabytes;

    - ROM to 256Kb

    - Complete the printer port.


    The principal difference between fees Sp2000 that it allows
undertake an upgrade model of your computer without replacing 
the board. This carried out using the program running on the 
very Sprinter-e and overwrites the information in the chip card.

The cost of this upgrade will be small.


    This will make the Sprinter is really flexible, versatile
computer. The current Sprinter model to the already known
parameters added full LPT port and 16 bit audio DAC.


    e-mail: peters@atlant.ru

    http://www.petersplus.da.ru