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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

I got it. And I remember thinking it pretty futuristic that I remember showing it to a, a,...

I got it. And I remember thinking it pretty futuristic that I remember showing it to a, a, a friend of mine saying, do you believe this is a computer?

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I got it. And I remember thinking it pretty futuristic
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that I remember showing it to a, a, a friend of mine saying,
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do you believe this is a computer?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:12
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
When I saw the ZX 80 for the first time, I was astonished - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
When I saw the ZX 80 for the first time, I was astonished
Whereas the ZX 80, you connect it to the tv, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Whereas the ZX 80, you connect it to the tv,
And I thought, well, you know, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And I thought, well, you know,
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...