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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

It was affordable. There was a Christmas where everybody just seemed to get one

It was affordable. There was a Christmas where everybody just seemed to get one

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It was affordable. There was a Christmas
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where everybody just seemed to get one.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:43
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
You went downstairs on Christmas morning - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
You went downstairs on Christmas morning
I badged my parents who said I might be able to get a, a, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
I badged my parents who said I might be able to get a, a,
But then I remember coming home from school a couple of days - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
But then I remember coming home from school a couple of days
I did one of these kids go mad things, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
I did one of these kids go mad things,
And I was like, wow. And then I set it up then obviously, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
And I was like, wow. And then I set it up then obviously,
My grandmother, I was at her house one day - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
My grandmother, I was at her house one day
And I'm like, okay. And she goes to me, you know, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
And I'm like, okay. And she goes to me, you know,
And so I want to give you some money just so I know - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And so I want to give you some money just so I know
And so she gave him like a hundred pounds or 150 pounds. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And so she gave him like a hundred pounds or 150 pounds.
And at that time that was a really big deal - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And at that time that was a really big deal
And so by buying that computer, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And so by buying that computer,
'cause suddenly I was able to, to take off, difficult - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
'cause suddenly I was able to, to take off, difficult
To me it just made it possible for me - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:15
To me it just made it possible for me
It was cheap, it was color and my brother liked it as well. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
It was cheap, it was color and my brother liked it as well.
So did I like the design? Yeah, great. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
So did I like the design? Yeah, great.
But I think the first thing I did was open it up. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
But I think the first thing I did was open it up.
I had probably in all honesty, more interested in - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
I had probably in all honesty, more interested in
Like, um, into hardware. The - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
Like, um, into hardware. The
I mean, at that time when the leaflet was doing the rounds, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
I mean, at that time when the leaflet was doing the rounds,
So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:17
So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine