Silicon Cowboys
They risked their future to create ours...
September 16, 2016 1h 17m
★ 6.8 (83 votes)
Documentary
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.
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Top Cast
Rod Canion
Self
Bill Murto
Self
Jim Harris
Self
Bill Fargo
Self
Hugh Barnes
Self
Gary Stimac
Self
Steve Flannigan
Self
Mike Swavely
Self
Karen Walker
Self
Ben Rosen
Self
Ross Cooley
Self
Steve Ullrich
Self
Charles Lee
Self
Status: Released
Production Companies: Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios
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