Silicon Cowboys
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.
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.
Genre: Action, History, Documentary
Actor: Rod Canion, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes, Gary Stimac, Steve Flannigan, Mike Swavely, Karen Walker, Ben Rosen
Director: Jason Cohen
Country: United States of America
Produced By: Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios, Campfire
Runtime: 77
Release: 2016
Rating: 6.703 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 349
Content Rating:NR
Quality: DVD
Also known as: גיבורי הסיליקון
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