CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 17m · NR
Silicon Cowboys

They risked their future to create ours...

68%(84)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJason Cohen

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Language
EN
Released
September 16, 2016
Studios
Zipper Bros FilmsCampfire StudiosFancy Film Post Services

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Silicon Cowboys Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rod Canion

Rod Canion

Self

Bill Murto

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

Creative team
Directed by
Jason Cohen
Written by
Steven Leckart
Steven Leckart
Jason Cohen

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