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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

And I thought, well, you know, where's the paper tape reader, the punch card readers sort...

And I thought, well, you know, where's the paper tape reader, the punch card readers sort of things. I had A friend who had a ZX 80, that's where I first started dabbling with programming at home

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And I thought, well, you know,
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where's the paper tape reader,
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the punch card readers sort of things. I had
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A friend who had a ZX 80, that's
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where I first started dabbling with programming at home.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:45
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Gracious Films

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Movie Summary

Sinclair ZX Spectrum. This film goes into all the finer details of how and why the ZX Spectrum was created, what impact the computer had as well as the various versions
I adored it, I covered it. I really, really wanted it. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
I adored it, I covered it. I really, really wanted it.
The ZX 80 is really something that change, uh, and - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
The ZX 80 is really something that change, uh, and
There was a market, an opportunity for launching computers. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
There was a market, an opportunity for launching computers.
But when we look at it even now from the 21st century, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:22
But when we look at it even now from the 21st century,
So all these kind of things show how limited it was - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
So all these kind of things show how limited it was
Obviously the journey - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Obviously the journey
That's been something that has been iconic within - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
That's been something that has been iconic within
So the importance of the processes, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
So the importance of the processes,
So having AZ 80 processor that you could buy - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So having AZ 80 processor that you could buy
Now Richard, you divided what's available on the market - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Now Richard, you divided what's available on the market
So where does the newcomer, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
So where does the newcomer,
Well, for the newcomer, I'd recommend this first category, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
Well, for the newcomer, I'd recommend this first...
Now, uh, I'D - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
Now, uh, I'D
So this term home micro computer was out there, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
So this term home micro computer was out there,
And the way this was packaged in the small box - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
And the way this was packaged in the small box
Now we've got something that looks actually really nice. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
Now we've got something that looks actually really...
It's still small, it's still got the same kind of keyboard, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
It's still small, it's still got the same kind of...
These were in boxes on the shelves in W eight Smiths - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
These were in boxes on the shelves in W eight Smiths
And people were picking up those boxes - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And people were picking up those boxes
So when you opened that box, you wanted to see something - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
So when you opened that box, you wanted to see something