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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

Obviously the journey of computing has been about the cost coming down, the size coming...

Obviously the journey of computing has been about the cost coming down, the size coming down and the power going up

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Obviously the journey
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of computing has been about the cost coming down,
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the size coming down and the power going up.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:47
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
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...
These were in boxes on the shelves in W eight Smiths - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
These were in boxes on the shelves in W eight Smiths
And people were picking up those boxes - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And people were picking up those boxes
So when you opened that box, you wanted to see something - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
So when you opened that box, you wanted to see something
And an awful lot of people have started - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And an awful lot of people have started
The same with Spectrum. And the point was the price point - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:14
The same with Spectrum. And the point was the price point
Clive Sinclair, I didn't really know anything about him, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
Clive Sinclair, I didn't really know anything about...
So eventually I went, yeah, okay, that I can afford. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
So eventually I went, yeah, okay, that I can afford.
So we were all just beginning to get into this whole idea - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
So we were all just beginning to get into this whole idea
I like to talk when I give speeches about what that meant - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
I like to talk when I give speeches about what that meant