Silicon Cowboys
They risked their future to create ours...
2016 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Jason Cohen |
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| Writer: | Jason Cohen, Steven Leckart, Rod Canion |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 2016 |
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| Director: | Jason Cohen |
| Writer: | Jason Cohen, Steven Leckart, Rod Canion |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, ibm, computing, portable computer, texas, 1980s, compaq, david vs. goliath, 80s style, pc |
| Production Companies | Campfire Studios, Zipper Bros Films, Fancy Film Post Services |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Charles Lee | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Jason Cohen | Director, Writer |
| Steven Leckart | Writer |
| Christopher Mullins | Sound Mixer |
| Alvin G. Morris | Assistant Camera, Digital Imaging Technician |
| Rod Canion | Book |
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