<s>
The	O
Timex	B-Device
Sinclair	I-Device
2050	I-Device
(	O
TS2050	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
modem	I-Application
built	O
by	O
Westridge	O
Communications	O
for	O
Timex	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Sinclair	O
Research	O
and	O
Timex	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
Timex	O
Sinclair	O
label	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
Timex	O
designed	O
case	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
labeled	O
Westridge	O
2050	O
,	O
as	O
Timex	O
exited	O
the	O
computer	O
market	O
when	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
started	O
manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
bought	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
board	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
custom	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
supports	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Timex	O
Sinclair	O
machines	O
,	O
coming	O
with	O
a	O
cassette	O
containing	O
modem	B-Application
control	O
software	O
for	O
T/S	B-Device
1000	I-Device
and	I-Device
T/S	I-Device
1500	I-Device
on	O
side	O
A	O
and	O
for	O
T/S	B-Device
2068	I-Device
on	O
side	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
8251	I-Device
USART	O
chip	O
and	O
very	O
slow	O
(	O
300	O
bit/s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
magazine	O
published	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
to	O
convert	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
faster	O
modems	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
two	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
systems	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
T/S	B-Device
2068	I-Device
computer	O
and	O
TS2050	O
modem	B-Application
existed	O
as	O
of	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
