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Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Documentary

They risked their future to create ours...

Release Date: 2016, September 16
Directors: Jason Cohen
Countries: United States of America
Production: Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios
Cast: Karen Walker, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes, Gary Stimac, Steve Flannigan, Mike Swavely, Ben Rosen, Ross Cooley, Steve Ullrich, Charles Lee

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book david vs. goliath 1980s texas 80s style pc ibm computing compaq portable computer