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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

But it wasn't what he'd had in mind when he developed the product and it wasn't what he...

But it wasn't what he'd had in mind when he developed the product and it wasn't what he wanted to spend his time on when he had bigger and better hardware development projects to do

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But it wasn't what he'd had in mind when he developed the
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product and it wasn't what he wanted
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to spend his time on when he had bigger
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and better hardware development projects to do.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:37:19
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 didn't get an induction. I ended up next - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
I didn't get an induction. I ended up next
And there was a pile - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And there was a pile
And there was no way of knowing - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And there was no way of knowing
And then I thought, I better get some of the users - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And then I thought, I better get some of the users
Then I set off to the local sixth form colleges - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Then I set off to the local sixth form colleges
And they each did about 15 cassettes a week. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And they each did about 15 cassettes a week.
And each week they were allowed - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And each week they were allowed
The rejects not the real ones, you know, the rejects - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The rejects not the real ones, you know, the rejects
But there was this thing about the spectrum was far more - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
But there was this thing about the spectrum was far more
And it was important for the marketing strategies such - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:17
And it was important for the marketing strategies such
And that's what led to my idea - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
And that's what led to my idea
There was a wonderful man called Tony Feldman at McMillan - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
There was a wonderful man called Tony Feldman at McMillan
And we developed the range - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And we developed the range
Harold McMillan, former Prime Minister was then about 93 - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
Harold McMillan, former Prime Minister was then about 93
And as soon as Clive heard - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And as soon as Clive heard
And so we had this swanky hotel - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
And so we had this swanky hotel
The room was absolutely packed - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
The room was absolutely packed
And he got up and said something and then he came to the end - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
And he got up and said something and then he came to the end
And he sort of started to sit down - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And he sort of started to sit down
He sat there and Clive, who I'd never seemed - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
He sat there and Clive, who I'd never seemed