Silicon Cowboys

Silicon Cowboys

2016
1h 17m
6.8

6.8/10

79 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"They risked their future to create ours..."

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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fancy Film Post Services Zipper Bros Films Campfire Studios
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date September 16, 2016
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt4938484

Cast

Rod Canion
Rod Canion

Self

Bill Murto
Bill Murto

Self

Jim Harris
Jim Harris

Self

Bill Fargo
Bill Fargo

Self

Hugh Barnes
Hugh Barnes

Self

Gary Stimac
Gary Stimac

Self

Steve Flannigan
Steve Flannigan

Self

Mike Swavely
Mike Swavely

Self

Karen Walker
Karen Walker

Self

Ben Rosen
Ben Rosen

Self

Ross Cooley
Ross Cooley

Self

Steve Ullrich
Steve Ullrich

Self

Key Crew

Jason Cohen
Director
Steven Leckart
Writer
Jason Cohen
Writer