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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

But in places like Russia where perhaps they didn't have the disposable income to keep...

But in places like Russia where perhaps they didn't have the disposable income to keep buying these new posh things, which weren't even released over there

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But in places like Russia
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where perhaps they didn't have the disposable income
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to keep buying these new posh things,
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which weren't even released over there.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:58:32
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
Anyway, these end up with a much, much longer lifespan, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
Anyway, these end up with a much, much longer lifespan,
Some of them were before, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
Some of them were before,
What they did first - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:18
What they did first
I have no concept that those computers are actually copied - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
I have no concept that those computers are actually copied
Digital was the biggest producer of, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Digital was the biggest producer of,
In Brazil, there was a law called Reserve of Federal, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
In Brazil, there was a law called Reserve of Federal,
Why? They wanted to incentivize the national - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Why? They wanted to incentivize the national
So they use their creativity in the best possible way - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So they use their creativity in the best possible way
And then the spectrum was launched in Brazil - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And then the spectrum was launched in Brazil
So the concept that this was copied from another company - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
So the concept that this was copied from another company
I only started to learn about the other - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
I only started to learn about the other
There were 40 million clones developed in South America, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:26
There were 40 million clones developed in South America,
But obviously, most of our sales were still in Britain, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
But obviously, most of our sales were still in Britain,
We sold 5 million spectrums worldwide, uh, unbelievable, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
We sold 5 million spectrums worldwide, uh, unbelievable,
It, and we had 70% of the UK market, um, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
It, and we had 70% of the UK market, um,
And we had a turnover of a hundred million - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And we had a turnover of a hundred million
The release of the spectrum was huge, is one - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The release of the spectrum was huge, is one
It's lovely that a 40 year old computer still has a legacy. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
It's lovely that a 40 year old computer still has a...
There's not many early computers - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
There's not many early computers
And the spectrum has developed over the years as well. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And the spectrum has developed over the years as well.