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Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Silicon Cowboys

Subtitles for: Silicon Cowboys (2016)

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

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.

Rateβ˜… 6.8/10 (84 votes)
GenreDocumentary
Duration1h 17m
CountryUnited States of America
Release16 Sept 2016
LanguageEN
DirectorJason Cohen
Keywordsbased on novel or booktexasdavid vs. goliathibm1980s80s stylecomputingcompaqpcportable computer
IMDbtt4938484 β†—
TypeMovie Released

Cast

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Rod CanionSelf
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Bill MurtoSelf
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Jim HarrisSelf
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Bill FargoSelf
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Hugh BarnesSelf
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Gary StimacSelf
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Steve FlanniganSelf
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Mike SwavelySelf
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Karen WalkerSelf
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Ben RosenSelf
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