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The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um, as you would would expect to the, the the future...

The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um, as you would would expect to the, the the future of computing

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The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um,
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as you would would expect to the,
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the the future of computing.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:44:55
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
We have a, a massive program there - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
We have a, a massive program there
Um, semiconductor technology, um, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
Um, semiconductor technology, um,
The other areas that were working in there, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
The other areas that were working in there,
It really was chaos - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
It really was chaos
And the resources you could have commanded to maintain - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And the resources you could have commanded to maintain
They'd been earmarked for more exciting things - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
They'd been earmarked for more exciting things
They needed a spectrum with more memory they needed, oh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
They needed a spectrum with more memory they needed, oh,
And so we did start rather belatedly - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And so we did start rather belatedly
Yeah, we should have, it's a matter - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Yeah, we should have, it's a matter
This is the ZX spectrum plus, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
This is the ZX spectrum plus,
The spectrum 48 K plus was an attempt by Sinclair - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
The spectrum 48 K plus was an attempt by Sinclair
So every time you wanted to play a new game, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So every time you wanted to play a new game,
And the second thing was the keyboard, which - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
And the second thing was the keyboard, which
So as a result, Sinclair wanted to design a new keyboard, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So as a result, Sinclair wanted to design a new keyboard,
So they got this keyboard and they put - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So they got this keyboard and they put
So the 48 k plus came out in 1984 - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:12
So the 48 k plus came out in 1984
But by the time 1985 rolled in, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
But by the time 1985 rolled in,
And that frankly was the basis upon which - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
And that frankly was the basis upon which
And Robert Maxwell went in - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:15
And Robert Maxwell went in
And what caused Clive to break off negotiations - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:15
And what caused Clive to break off negotiations