Silicon Cowboys
2016 • Documentary
6.767 (73)
Jason Cohen
Director
Jason Cohen
Writer
Steven Leckart
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
September 16, 2016
Duration
77 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.0438
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Rod Canion
Bill Murto
