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Silicon Cowboys (2016)

NR · 2016-09-16 · 1h 17m · EN
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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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Steven LeckartWriterJason CohenDirector, Writer

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Rod CanionRod CanionSelfBill MurtoBill MurtoSelfJim HarrisJim HarrisSelfBill FargoBill FargoSelfHugh BarnesHugh BarnesSelfGary StimacGary StimacSelfSteve FlanniganSteve FlanniganSelfMike SwavelyMike SwavelySelfKaren WalkerKaren WalkerSelfBen RosenBen RosenSelfRoss CooleyRoss CooleySelfSteve UllrichSteve UllrichSelf

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Based on novel or book1980sTexasPc80's styleComputingDavid vs. goliathIbmCompaqPortable computer80s style

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · 1980s · TexasPacingShortDirector preference1468952Actor preference1469227 · 1469228 · 1469229Country preferenceUs

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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.

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Silicon Cowboys has a runtime of 77 minutes.

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