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Silicon Cowboys

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

2016-09-16
6.767
en 77m
Documentary
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.

Director

Jason Cohen

Sound Mixer

Christopher Mullins

Assistant Camera

Alvin G. Morris

Digital Imaging Technician

Alvin G. Morris

Writer

Jason Cohen

Writer

Steven Leckart

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

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Fancy Film Post Services
  • Zipper Bros Films
  • Campfire Studios

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