Silicon Cowboys (2016)
16/09/2016
Documentary
1h 17m
- 67% (76 votes)
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They risked their future to create ours...
Overview
Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world’s most powerful tech company. Many had tried cloning the industry leader’s code, only to be trounced by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Explore the remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, of Compaq, an unlikely upstart who altered the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today.
- Jason CohenDirector, Writer
- Steven LeckartWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- texas
- david vs. goliath
- ibm
- 1980s
- 80s style
- computing
- compaq
- pc
- portable computer
Top Billed Cast
Rod Canion
Self
Bill Murto
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Jim Harris
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Bill Fargo
Self
Hugh Barnes
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Gary Stimac
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Steve Flannigan
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Mike Swavely
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Karen Walker
Self
Ben Rosen
Self
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