The TS 2090 Commandstick had its origins in the Fairchild Channel F Jet-Stick Controller. The Fairchild Channel F 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 in early 1982. They upgraded it later that year to the Zircon Z-Stick, 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.
