Silicon Cowboys (2016)
Silicon Cowboys (2016)
They risked their future to create ours...
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.

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Rod Canion Rod Canion As: Self
Bill Murto Bill Murto As: Self
Jim Harris Jim Harris As: Self
Bill Fargo Bill Fargo As: Self
Hugh Barnes Hugh Barnes As: Self
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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.


Tagline: They risked their future to create ours...
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 16 September 2016

Country: US

Runtime: 77m

Company Credits

Company: Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios

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Directed By

Jason Cohen

Jason Cohen

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Alvin G. Morris

Alvin G. Morris

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Alvin G. Morris

Alvin G. Morris

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