Silicon Cowboys
74 reviews
Documentary
1h 17m
2016
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...
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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.
- DirectorJason Cohen
- Release16 September 2016
- GenreDocumentary
- Duration1h 17m
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- Rate74 reviews
- Productions
Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios
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