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# TS 2090 Commandstick

The TS 2090 Commandstick had its origins in the [Fairchild Channel F Jet-Stick Controller](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/video-game-controller-fairchild-channel-f-jet-stick-controller/uwGlBOquhRzOmA). The [Fairchild Channel F](https://hackaday.com/2020/07/14/jerry-lawson-and-the-fairchild-channel-f-father-of-the-video-game-cartridge/) was a second-generation video game console with a unique, hand-held controller that featured a triangular knob on top. Zircon bought the rights to the Channel F when Fairchild left the video game business and made minor changes to the joystick for a second generation Channel F.

Zircon also sold this model joystick as the [Video Command](https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_06_1983-03_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n59) in early 1982. They upgraded it later that year to the [Zircon Z-Stick](https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_02_1983-11_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n31), a “new and improved” model that bore a striking resemblance to the Timex stick. Cosmetic modifications to the Z-Stick for Timex resulted in the 2090 Commandstick.