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I knew what computers were, I didn't understand
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

I knew what computers were, I didn't understand how they worked, but there was something...

I knew what computers were, I didn't understand how they worked, but there was something about them that I knew I wanted

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I knew what computers were, I didn't understand
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how they worked, but there was something about
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them that I knew I wanted.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:48
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 knew they could make decisions for you - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
I knew they could make decisions for you
But how it was done wasn't clear to me - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
But how it was done wasn't clear to me
That, that was my moment - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
That, that was my moment
And then discovering - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And then discovering
So you've got this little display here, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So you've got this little display here,
And you have these little bubbles - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And you have these little bubbles
And it's based around this chip here, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And it's based around this chip here,
And if you wanna program this thing, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And if you wanna program this thing,
So you were typing in hex codes here for the op codes - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
So you were typing in hex codes here for the op codes
You got involved in the assembly process - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
You got involved in the assembly process
MK 14 was a, uh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
MK 14 was a, uh,
What you without face, you look so young. Yeah, 1969. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
What you without face, you look so young. Yeah, 1969.
So I was like 1110 in 79 - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
So I was like 1110 in 79
And what you've gotta remember is this was completely new. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And what you've gotta remember is this was completely...
I sort of envy my kids 'cause of their youth - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
I sort of envy my kids 'cause of their youth
But I wouldn't change it for what we had, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
But I wouldn't change it for what we had,
And then that extraordinary change happening - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
And then that extraordinary change happening
Never seen A day winning on my pillow in the - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
Never seen A day winning on my pillow in the
Crazy music playing in the - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
Crazy music playing in the
Oh it's magic. You know, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Oh it's magic. You know,