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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

I only started to learn about the other computers probably a year into it

I only started to learn about the other computers probably a year into it

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I only started to learn about the other
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computers probably a year into it.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
02:00:17
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
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.
We've obviously had the 1 2 8 K models - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
We've obviously had the 1 2 8 K models
So this teenager friend of mine, Victor, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So this teenager friend of mine, Victor,
And his passion is about keeping old hardware alive. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And his passion is about keeping old hardware alive.
And, uh, his latest creation was this board - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And, uh, his latest creation was this board
So you could just buy this board inserted - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
So you could just buy this board inserted
So Victor reached out to me then said, Hey, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
So Victor reached out to me then said, Hey,
Everybody buys it. Do you know someone in the UK - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
Everybody buys it. Do you know someone in the UK
And I thought of it during the call with Victor - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:17
And I thought of it during the call with Victor
And that's the memory that everybody has of it. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And that's the memory that everybody has of it.
The memories of trying to keep this expansion working - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
The memories of trying to keep this expansion working
They want that thing that you open and the smell - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
They want that thing that you open and the smell