Silicon Cowboys (2016)

  • NR
  • 03/11/2016 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 17m

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.

Jason Cohen

Director, Writer

Steven Leckart

Writer

Cast

Rod Canion's headshot

Rod Canion

Self
Bill Murto's headshot

Bill Murto

Self
Jim Harris's headshot

Jim Harris

Self
Bill Fargo's headshot

Bill Fargo

Self
Hugh Barnes's headshot

Hugh Barnes

Self
Gary Stimac's headshot

Gary Stimac

Self
Steve Flannigan's headshot

Steve Flannigan

Self
Mike Swavely's headshot

Mike Swavely

Self

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