The Scorpion ZS-256 was a widely used clone of the ZX Spectrum, built in St. Petersburg by Sergey Zonov, who was also behind the Leningrad clone. Introduced in 1991, it used a Zilog Z80B processor and an AY-3-8910 sound chip, with RAM options from 256 to 1024 KB, and was usually assembled in a mini tower case with a standard IBM power supply. Expansions included SMUC, an adapter for IDE and ISA slots that allowed IBM PC compatible hard drives and expansion cards to be used. A Magic Button triggered a built-in monitor and debugger in the BASIC ROM, and the machine could run TR-DOS, CP/M and iS-DOS. A Turbo+ version appeared in 1996 with a 7 MHz mode, an IDE controller and a modem, and production of Spectrum compatible computers ceased in 1998.
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Introduced in 1991, it was fitted with a Zilog Z80B processor
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Production of Spectrum-compatible computers ceased in 1998, with the Scorpion company focusing on the sale of IBM PC-compatibles and office equipment.
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The Scorpion ZS-256 was a very widespread ZX Spectrum clone produced in St. Petersburg by Sergey Zonov
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