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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

And on Friday, because the deal had fallen through, the creditors were going to meet round...

And on Friday, because the deal had fallen through, the creditors were going to meet round the table and we'd probably beginning to put into receivership

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And on Friday,
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because the deal had fallen through,
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the creditors were going to meet round the table
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and we'd probably beginning to put into receivership.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:52:42
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
And then on Monday the staff came to work as usual, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:17
And then on Monday the staff came to work as usual,
And so they told us, I'm afraid this is the end of the line. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And so they told us, I'm afraid this is the end of the...
And then did the deal with Amstrad, there - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And then did the deal with Amstrad, there
Uh, well I always feel sad in this, this situation, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
Uh, well I always feel sad in this, this situation,
Clive and Alan Sugar could not have been more different, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
Clive and Alan Sugar could not have been more different,
Whereas although Sugar wasn't technically in Clive's League, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
Whereas although Sugar wasn't technically in...
It gives us a, uh, a new brand name, uh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
It gives us a, uh, a new brand name, uh,
Uh, Sinclair, uh, has always been recognized, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
Uh, Sinclair, uh, has always been recognized,
This here is the ZX spectrum plus two, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
This here is the ZX spectrum plus two,
It's got a proper keyboard, got a builtin tape deck, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
It's got a proper keyboard, got a builtin tape deck,
I mean, when Amstrad got 'em, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
I mean, when Amstrad got 'em,
So with that, the spectrum ended up having a life - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
So with that, the spectrum ended up having a life
And obviously growing up in the uk you're only aware - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And obviously growing up in the uk you're only aware
And it wasn't until years later when I started sort - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And it wasn't until years later when I started sort
Then you hear of the Scorpion, which is, uh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
Then you hear of the Scorpion, which is, uh,
And then this other clones - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:18
And then this other clones
And many of them, uh, to put it politely, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And many of them, uh, to put it politely,
Everything we have here are computers - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
Everything we have here are computers
We have the famous clone made - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
We have the famous clone made
The distributor would install a certain switch to be able - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
The distributor would install a certain switch to be able