Silicon Cowboys

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Jason Cohen

Release

September 16, 2016

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

Fancy Film Post Services

Runtime

1h 17m

View on IMDb

Where to watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

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

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