Timex Sinclair 2050

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Timex Sinclair 2050 and Westridge 2050 computer modems

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

  1. ↑ Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex Peripherals". Timex Computer World. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ↑ Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex Sinclair 2050 Telecommunications Modem". Timex Computer World. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hardware Review - Westridge 2050 Modem". Syntax. 5 (7): 4. July 1984.
  4. 1 2 Woodworth, Bruce (2020). "Timex Sinclair 2050 Modem". Woodworth's. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ↑ "comp.sys.sinclair FAQ - Peripherals". worldofspectrum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  6. ↑ TIMEX CORPORATION TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER PRICED UNDER $100 (PDF). RUDER FINN & ROTMAN, INC. 1982.
  7. ↑ "TIMEX COMPUTER CORPORATION :: Texas (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com.
  8. ↑ "Timex Abandons Line Of Low-Cost Home Computers". Toledo Blade . February 23, 1984.
  9. ↑ Woods, Tim (1985). "A REVIEW OF THE MTERM II". Time Designs Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Communications - Multiplexers/Modems: Timex Computer Corp. TS2050". Computerworld . January 23, 1984. p. 57.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Netsel, Tom (October 1988). "Closet Computers". Compute! . p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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