Silicon Cowboys
They risked their future to create ours...
NR
Documentary
Starring: Rod Canion, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes
Writer: Jason Cohen, Steven Leckart, Rod Canion
Release Date:
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Ratings:
6.7 / 10
6.7 / 10
Director:
Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen
Companies:
Fancy Film Post Services
Fancy Film Post Services
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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