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| Type | Home computer |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1984 |
| Introductory price | PLZ 106,000 |
| Discontinued | 1989 |
| Operating system | Sinclair BASIC TOS and CP/M with Timex FDD3000 |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.5 MHz |
| Memory | 48 KB |
| Display | PAL TV or video monitor; text: 32×24 lines, 16 colours; graphics: 256×192, 16 colours or 512×192 pixels, two colours; attributes: 32x24 or 32x192, two colours per area. |
| Graphics | Timex SCLD |
| Sound | Beeper |
| Backward compatibility | ZX Spectrum |
| Predecessor | Timex Sinclair 2068 |
| Successor | Komputer 2086, Spectrum SE |
The Timex Computer 2048 or TC 2048 is a 1984 computer developed by Timex Portugal (the Portuguese branch of Timex Corporation), at the time part of Timex Sinclair. It was based on the Timex Sinclair 2048 prototype (see below), with a similar redesign case, composite video output, Kempston joystick interface, and additional video modes,[1] while being highly compatible with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer (although ROM differences prevented 100% compatibility).[2]
After connecting an external disk drive, Timex FDD3000, the computer could work under TOS - Timex Operating System[3] or CP/M.
As Timex Portugal sold the Timex Sinclair models in Portugal and Poland under the Timex Computer[4] brand, this computer is named "Timex Computer 2048", even though the "Timex Sinclair 2048" was never produced.
- ^ "TC-2048 Timex Computers". www.old-computers.com.
- ^ Red, Johnny (2001). "Timex Computer 2048". Timex Computer World.
- ^ TIMEX COMPUTER FDD3000 Service Manual. Timex. 7 January 2002.
- ^ "TC-2048". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum.