Channel: LowSpecGamer

Category: Gaming

Tags: clive sinclairchris currylow spec loresinclairlow spec gamerlowspecgamerzx spectrum

Description: The conspiracy that ended Ferranti, the extra video with the Curiosity Stream bundle: curiositystream.com/lowspecgamer If you already have a Nebula subscription you can watch the companion video here: nebula.app/videos/lowspecgamer-whatever-happened-to-ferranti Two of Europe´s most important computer companies during the 80s, and an entire Gaming Industry, can be traced back to a personal beef. A conflict between two men that would leave a mark on gaming and technology to this day. En Español: youtube.com/watch?v=6GZr02qc1IQ 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - An unexpected star product 3:12 - Moving to computers 5:14 - The ZX80 6:40 - The ZX81 9:00 - The BBC contract 11:52 - Birth of a legend 16:45 - The Baron of the Beef 18:06 - The Legacy Events slightly adjusted or exaggerated for narrative (or dramatic) purpose. Social media: twitter.com/lowspec_gamer instagram.com/thelowspecgamer Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator Stock Footage from Getty Credits Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex Audio Editing: Susmit Gupta Voice over: LowSpecAlex Editing: Zave Davey, LowSpecAlex 3D animation: Windy Art: Maiku no Koe Spanish Translation, Audio editing and revision: Henrique von Buren Camera work: Victor Candela, F4mi and LowSpecAlex Thumbnail design: The Tales Foundry Sources: The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer by Christopher David Smith Interview with Chris Curry: youtube.com/watch?v=KrTmvqwpZF8&list=WL Micro Men commentary with Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser: youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSsk On the Sinclair failure rates alleged by Acorn on the ad: sinclairuser.com/035/news.htm On the keyboard design: bbc.com/news/technology-17776666 On the gaming debate inside Sinclair: cnet.com/news/clive-sinclairs-zx-spectrum-this-is-where-the-uk-games-industry-came-from On semiconductor manufacture: youtube.com/watch?v=u3ws0UebnSE