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Silicon Cowboys

Silicon Cowboys
★ 6.8/10•2016•1h 17m•NR•Documentary

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.

Jason Cohen · Director

Steven Leckart · Writer

Jason Cohen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 17m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 16, 2016

Actors

Rod Canion

Rod Canion

Self

Bill Murto

Bill Murto

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Jim Harris

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Bill Fargo

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Hugh Barnes

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Gary Stimac

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Steve Flannigan

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Mike Swavely

Self

Karen Walker

Self

Ben Rosen

Self

Ross Cooley

Self

Steve Ullrich

Self

Charles Lee

Self

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