Timex Sinclair 2050
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The Timex Sinclair 2050 (TS2050)[1][2][3][4][5] was a computer modem built by Westridge Communications for Timex Sinclair, a joint venture between Sinclair Research and Timex Corporation.[6][7][8]
Initially sold under the Timex Sinclair[4] label and with a Timex designed case, it was then labeled Westridge 2050,[3][9] as Timex exited the computer market when the modem started manufacture.[3] A lot of people bought the modem board and made a custom casing.
The device supports all the Timex Sinclair machines,[10] coming with a cassette containing modem control software for T/S 1000 and T/S 1500 on side A and for T/S 2068 on side B.[11]
It was based on the Intel 8251 USART chip and very slow (300 bit/s). A magazine published a way to modify the modem to convert it to a serial port, allowing users to connect faster modems. At least two bulletin board systems based on the T/S 2068 computer and TS2050 modem existed as of 1988.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex Peripherals". Timex Computer World. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex Sinclair 2050 Telecommunications Modem". Timex Computer World. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ a b c "Hardware Review - Westridge 2050 Modem". Syntax. 5 (7): 4. July 1984.
- ^ a b Woodworth, Bruce (2020). "Timex Sinclair 2050 Modem". Woodworth's. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "comp.sys.sinclair FAQ - Peripherals". worldofspectrum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ TIMEX CORPORATION TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER PRICED UNDER $100 (PDF). RUDER FINN & ROTMAN, INC. 1982.
- ^ "TIMEX COMPUTER CORPORATION :: Texas (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com.
- ^ "Timex Abandons Line Of Low-Cost Home Computers". Toledo Blade. February 23, 1984.
- ^ Woods, Tim (1985). "A REVIEW OF THE MTERM II". Time Designs Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 12.
- ^ "Communications - Multiplexers/Modems: Timex Computer Corp. TS2050". Computerworld. January 23, 1984. p. 57.
- ^ "Timex Sinclair 2068 Official and Unofficial Peripherals". Unofficial Timex Sinclair 2068 Site. 2013-12-09. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Netsel, Tom (October 1988). "Closet Computers". Compute!. p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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