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The QL was a sad story because it was developed
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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

The QL was a sad story because it was developed and launched too quickly

The QL was a sad story because it was developed and launched too quickly

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The QL was a sad story because it was developed
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and launched too quickly.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:42:20
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
I mean, I literally saw it as a block - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
I mean, I literally saw it as a block
And when I asked when it was going to be launched, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
And when I asked when it was going to be launched,
You know, it's a, it was just a visual, just a visual. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
You know, it's a, it was just a visual, just a visual.
You never had any idea was to how much of it was real, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:17
You never had any idea was to how much of it was real,
I just don't think there was enough time - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
I just don't think there was enough time
And if anyone has said the Spectrum could have a very long - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
And if anyone has said the Spectrum could have a very long
The media objection would've been, well, yeah, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
The media objection would've been, well, yeah,
Who's going to maintain the product with upgrades - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
Who's going to maintain the product with upgrades
My feeling about the QL was that Clive really wanted - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:15
My feeling about the QL was that Clive really wanted
You know, if I took away anything from that, I did sense - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
You know, if I took away anything from that, I did sense
There was a strong feeling of wanting - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
There was a strong feeling of wanting
We had the qr, but we also had a laptop. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
We had the qr, but we also had a laptop.
We had Pandora various sort - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
We had Pandora various sort
We don't wanna waste time among the, the spectrum is boring, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:23
We don't wanna waste time among the, the spectrum is...
There was so much competition - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
There was so much competition
I was hiring people to work on current projects - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
I was hiring people to work on current projects
And the next minute I find out Clive had had a few beers - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And the next minute I find out Clive had had a few beers
He'd hired all these engineers, innovators - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
He'd hired all these engineers, innovators
It was gonna cost us and fundamentally everything, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
It was gonna cost us and fundamentally everything,
The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
The main thrust of Meta Lab is now, um,