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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

So those were the keys that went first. So There was a whole learning curve with learning...

So those were the keys that went first. So There was a whole learning curve with learning to program using all these shortcut operations

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So those were the keys that went first. So
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There was a whole learning curve with learning
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to program using all these shortcut operations.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:06
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
But at the same time it was a really nice - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
But at the same time it was a really nice
I think the spectrum as a piece of design, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
I think the spectrum as a piece of design,
You see a 48 K ZX spectrum, you immediately know what it is. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
You see a 48 K ZX spectrum, you immediately know what it is.
In fact with all the different spectrum models, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
In fact with all the different spectrum models,
The beige kind of dominant aesthetic of computing it is - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The beige kind of dominant aesthetic of computing it is
There were so many computer companies in the UK - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
There were so many computer companies in the UK
The Acorn electron obviously had supply problems - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The Acorn electron obviously had supply problems
BBC Micro was great machine but incredibly expensive - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
BBC Micro was great machine but incredibly expensive
So the spectrum just had a clear path, I think, to the home - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
So the spectrum just had a clear path, I think, to the home
By that time we'd missed out on the BBC contract. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
By that time we'd missed out on the BBC contract.
Acorn had got it with - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Acorn had got it with
The government hopes to have a computer in every secondary - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
The government hopes to have a computer in every secondary
But it was classic, it was more boring - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
But it was classic, it was more boring
The keys were more reliable, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
The keys were more reliable,
The BBC was a competitor to it - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
The BBC was a competitor to it
But the reality is we sold several times more aesthetic - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
But the reality is we sold several times more aesthetic
On the BBC micro side, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
On the BBC micro side,
Spectrum made the market, whereas BBCB never really had - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
Spectrum made the market, whereas BBCB never really had
And this machine is credited as the machine, uh, that sort - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And this machine is credited as the machine, uh, that sort
And people that are working in the games industry now cut - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
And people that are working in the games industry now cut