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So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine that you can have at home at a...

So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine that you can have at home at a ridiculous price, which meant that it was a perfect blank slate for new people coming in to do things that had never been done before

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So for me it was really, this is an arcade capable machine
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that you can have at home at a ridiculous price, which meant
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that it was a perfect blank slate for new people coming in
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to do things that had never been done before.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:18
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
The spectrum was incredibly important - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
The spectrum was incredibly important
And here we had this product in either 16 K form - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And here we had this product in either 16 K form
So we had for the first time in the spectrum, uh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
So we had for the first time in the spectrum, uh,
And what most - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And what most
So the ZX spectrum became the doan - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So the ZX spectrum became the doan
And it was the games playing - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And it was the games playing
The spectrum was there at the time when it was affordable - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
The spectrum was there at the time when it was affordable
And I think that was the opening for many, many kids - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
And I think that was the opening for many, many kids
And it meant because of the limitations of of the spectrum. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And it meant because of the limitations of of the spectrum.
For an aspiring games developer for, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
For an aspiring games developer for,
The spectrum was ideal. You go to a shop, you pick it up, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
The spectrum was ideal. You go to a shop, you pick it up,
The notion that this screen would do things - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
The notion that this screen would do things
I just became absolutely fascinated by the whole thing. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
I just became absolutely fascinated by the whole thing.
And I remember like type a small piece of Caribbean - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And I remember like type a small piece of Caribbean
You know, I just like typed in a few lines of something - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
You know, I just like typed in a few lines of something
I think the best thing about the spectrum was it was a - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
I think the best thing about the spectrum was it was a
And you can make simple basic games - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
And you can make simple basic games
It was so accessible - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
It was so accessible
And it came with a very good programming manual, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
And it came with a very good programming manual,
It was too slow. So I had to learn machine code - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
It was too slow. So I had to learn machine code