Timex Sinclair 2050 Explained
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 label and with a Timex designed case, it was then labeled Westridge 2050,[9] as Timex exited the computer market when the modem started manufacture. 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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Red . Johnny . 2001 . Timex Peripherals . 2022-11-27 . Timex Computer World.
- Web site: Red . Johnny . 2001 . Timex Sinclair 2050 Telecommunications Modem . 2022-11-26 . Timex Computer World.
- July 1984 . Hardware Review - Westridge 2050 Modem . Syntax . 5 . 7 . 4.
- Web site: Woodworth . Bruce . 2020 . Timex Sinclair 2050 Modem . 2022-11-26 . Woodworth's.
- Web site: 2004 . comp.sys.sinclair FAQ - Peripherals . 2022-11-26 . worldofspectrum.org.
- Book: TIMEX CORPORATION TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER PRICED UNDER $100 . RUDER FINN & ROTMAN, INC. . 1982.
- Web site: TIMEX COMPUTER CORPORATION :: Texas (US) :: OpenCorporates . opencorporates.com.
- News: February 23, 1984 . Timex Abandons Line Of Low-Cost Home Computers . Toledo Blade.
- News: Woods . Tim . 1985 . A REVIEW OF THE MTERM II . Time Designs Magazine . 12 . 1 . 2.
- News: January 23, 1984 . Communications - Multiplexers/Modems: Timex Computer Corp. TS2050 . . 57.
- Web site: 2013-12-09 . Timex Sinclair 2068 Official and Unofficial Peripherals . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209161522/http://timexsinclair.org/peripherals/ . 2013-12-09 . 2023-06-21 . Unofficial Timex Sinclair 2068 Site.
- News: Netsel, Tom . October 1988 . Closet Computers . November 10, 2013 . . 14.