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The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

You know, CEX eight is a complete computer selling for just under a hundred pounds and...

You know, CEX eight is a complete computer selling for just under a hundred pounds and it's applied with a manual

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You know,
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CEX eight is a complete computer selling
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for just under a hundred pounds
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and it's applied with a manual.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:53
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
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,
So he went back to his people and, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:19
So he went back to his people and,
I got it. And I remember thinking it pretty futuristic - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:09
I got it. And I remember thinking it pretty futuristic
When I saw the ZX 80 for the first time, I was astonished - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:13
When I saw the ZX 80 for the first time, I was astonished
Whereas the ZX 80, you connect it to the tv, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Whereas the ZX 80, you connect it to the tv,
And I thought, well, you know, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:11
And I thought, well, you know,
I adored it, I covered it. I really, really wanted it. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
I adored it, I covered it. I really, really wanted it.
The ZX 80 is really something that change, uh, and - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
The ZX 80 is really something that change, uh, and
There was a market, an opportunity for launching computers. - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:06
There was a market, an opportunity for launching computers.
But when we look at it even now from the 21st century, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:22
But when we look at it even now from the 21st century,
So all these kind of things show how limited it was - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:16
So all these kind of things show how limited it was
Obviously the journey - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
Obviously the journey
That's been something that has been iconic within - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:05
That's been something that has been iconic within
So the importance of the processes, - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:10
So the importance of the processes,
So having AZ 80 processor that you could buy - The Rubber-Keyed Wonder 00:07
So having AZ 80 processor that you could buy