Timex Sinclair 2048
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The Timex Sinclair 2048 was an improved version of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. Never released by Timex Corporation in its home market of North America, it was essentially a cut-down TS2068 with 16KB of RAM. It was annouced in a Timex flyer as a 40KB memory machine (24KB ROM + 16KB RAM).
A different machine with a similar name was the Timex Computer 2048 (TC2048). The TC2048 retained the 2068's improved ULA and graphics modes, and had a built-in Kempston-compatible joystick interface, but in most other respects resembled the basic Spectrum: no sound chip and only 48KB of memory. This did, however, mean that it was much more compatible with Spectrum software than its more capable sister machine. It was brought into production by the Portuguese division of Timex, and today forms the basis of Andrew Owen's improved Spectrum-compatible machine, the Spectrum SE.
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