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Timex announces the TS2000
1983

Timex announces the TS2000

Timex announced plans for an American version of the ZX Spectrum at the Winter 1983 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Known as the Timex/Sinclair TS2000, the proposed computer was intended to bring the Spectrum to the North American market following the success of the Timex/Sinclair 1000, the American version of the ZX81.

The announcement was reported in Popular Computing Weekly, Issue 3, dated 20–26 January 1983. The proposed TS2000 would retain the Spectrum's basic architecture while adapting the machine for the North American market.

The TS2000 was subsequently redesigned and expanded during 1983. The eventual result was the Timex/Sinclair 2068, which added features including enhanced graphics, sound, joystick interfaces and a cartridge system. The TS2068 was launched in November 1983, while the original TS2000 design never reached retail release.

Image: Timex Sinclair 2000 concept mockup (AI-assisted recreation based on historical 1983 prototypes)
Source: Popular Computing Weekly, Vol. 2 No. 3, 20–26 January 1983
Popular Computing Weekly Issue 3, dated 20–26 January 1983, reported Timex's plans for a US version of the ZX Spectrum, called the TS2000. Timex had announced the project at the Winter 1983 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The TS2000 was subsequently developed into a substantially enhanced machine and ultimately became the Timex/Sinclair 2068, which was launched later in 1983. The original TS2000 designation therefore represents an important stage in the development of the Spectrum's North American version, even though the proposed machine itself was not released.
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Your Spectrum Relaunched as Your Sinclair
1986

Your Spectrum Relaunched as Your Sinclair

Your Spectrum magazine was relaunched as Your Sinclair with its January 1986 issue. The magazine had originally launched in January 1984 as Your Spectrum and had become a monthly publication later that year. The change of name reflected plans to broaden its coverage to include the Sinclair QL and future Sinclair computers, although the magazine continued to concentrate heavily on the ZX Spectrum. The first Your Sinclair issue was numbered 1, beginning a new numbering sequence separate from the 21 issues of Your Spectrum.
Source: Your Sinclair, Issue 1, January 1986, Sportscene Specialist Press Ltd.
Your Spectrum was relaunched as Your Sinclair with Issue 1, January 1986. The change was intended to broaden the magazine's coverage beyond the ZX Spectrum to include the Sinclair QL and future Sinclair computers, although the magazine continued to concentrate heavily on the Spectrum.
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