<s>
The	O
TC	O
3256	O
or	O
Timex	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
3256	I-Device
was	O
a	O
1987	O
computer	O
created	O
by	O
Timex	O
of	O
Portugal	O
,	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
Timex	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
third	O
generation	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
ZX	I-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
compatible	O
computer	O
,	O
with	O
expanded	O
capabilities	O
and	O
new	O
TEC	O
-	O
Timex	O
Extended	O
Commands	O
BASIC	O
commands	O
supporting	O
the	O
AY-3-8912	B-Device
sound	O
chip	O
,	O
RS-232	O
network	O
and	O
the	O
512x192	O
pixel	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphic	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
legacy	O
Sinclair	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
included	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
(	O
Timeword	O
)	O
,	O
Timex	O
Extended	O
Basic	O
(	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Tenet	O
network	O
,	O
floppy	O
disks	O
and	O
RAM	B-Application
drive	I-Application
)	O
and	O
a	O
CP/M	B-Application
terminal	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
256kb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timex	O
SCLD	O
chip	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
's	O
ULA	O
,	O
offering	O
additional	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
modes	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
