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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

They needed to have a computer that was going to appeal to the masses

They needed to have a computer that was going to appeal to the masses

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They needed to have a computer that was going
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to appeal to the masses.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:53
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 X 80 is that step towards - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
The X 80 is that step towards
So we're away from the big St I'S office - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
So we're away from the big St I'S office
So I think he was concentrating on, I know - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
So I think he was concentrating on, I know
A proper computer. Uh, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
A proper computer. Uh,
Uh, XOG licensed the design, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Uh, XOG licensed the design,
Secondly, the Xog Z 80 did help pave the way certainly - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
Secondly, the Xog Z 80 did help pave the way certainly
And as you know, it was used by a lot - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And as you know, it was used by a lot
The Z 80 was so general purpose that it was used in - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
The Z 80 was so general purpose that it was used in
I mean the, you know, the ZX 80 was in those days one - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
I mean the, you know, the ZX 80 was in those days one
So for us, the Z 80 - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
So for us, the Z 80
When the ZX 80 came out, the highest volume application was, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:18
When the ZX 80 came out, the highest volume application was,
It was kind of fun. And they were making hundreds - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:08
It was kind of fun. And they were making hundreds
Today you laugh because, you know, with cell phones - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Today you laugh because, you know, with cell phones
You know, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
You know,
It plugs straight into a conventional television, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
It plugs straight into a conventional television,
And if you wish to record your programs into - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
And if you wish to record your programs into
And the great thing about the ZX 80 is that - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
And the great thing about the ZX 80 is that
We've brought it down to a hundred, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
We've brought it down to a hundred,
You can learn the program on it - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
You can learn the program on it
When Jack Tramel decided that he wanted to do the VIC 20, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:18
When Jack Tramel decided that he wanted to do the VIC 20,