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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

There were so many computer companies in the UK during the early mid eighties and they all...

There were so many computer companies in the UK during the early mid eighties and they all wanted to slice of the same pie machines like ARI 800

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There were so many computer companies in the UK
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during the early mid eighties
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and they all wanted to slice
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of the same pie machines like ARI 800.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:47
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 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
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,