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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

The BBC was a competitor to it and Clive was always disappointed that Acorn had won the...

The BBC was a competitor to it and Clive was always disappointed that Acorn had won the rights for the BBC Micro and the education programs

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The BBC was a competitor to it
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and Clive was always disappointed
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that Acorn had won the rights for the BBC Micro
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and the education programs.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:44
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 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
I'm sure the, the spectrum did start the British - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
I'm sure the, the spectrum did start the British
It because it was just so successful. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
It because it was just so successful.
The spectrum really was the one - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
The spectrum really was the one
It was affordable. There was a Christmas - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
It was affordable. There was a Christmas
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,