Silicon Cowboys (2016)

They risked their future to create ours...

Directed by Jason Cohen1h 17mDocumentary

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.

Rated
NR
Year
2016
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
16 September 2016
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6.8 (83)
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Bill Murto
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Jim Harris
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Bill Fargo
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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
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Ben Rosen
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Ross Cooley
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Steve Ullrich
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Charles Lee
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