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Timex Sinclair 2050

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]

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References

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  2. Johnny Red. Timex Sinclair 2050 Telecommunications Modem Timex Computer World, 2001, retrieved 2022-11-26^
  3. Hardware Review - Westridge 2050 Modem Syntax, July 1984^
  4. Bruce Woodworth. Timex Sinclair 2050 Modem Woodworth's, 2020, 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 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. Tim Woods. A REVIEW OF THE MTERM II Time Designs Magazine, 1985^
  10. Communications - Multiplexers/Modems: Timex Computer Corp. TS2050 Computerworld, January 23, 1984^
  11. Timex Sinclair 2068 Official and Unofficial Peripherals Unofficial Timex Sinclair 2068 Site, 2013-12-09, retrieved 2023-06-21^
  12. Netsel, Tom. Closet Computers Compute!, October 1988, retrieved November 10, 2013^