Overview
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.
A really neat story about what inspiration and hard work can get you. As a person in IT (and a former IBM employee) I found this to be really interesting.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Silicon Cowboys
Movie title: Silicon Cowboys
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2017-12-08
Director(s): Jason Cohen
Actor(s): Rod Canion, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes, Gary Stimac, Steve Flannigan, Mike Swavely, Karen Walker, Karen Walker, Ben Rosen, Ross Cooley, Ross Cooley, Steve Ullrich, Charles Lee
Genre: Documentary
My Review
A really neat story about what inspiration and hard work can get you. As a person in IT (and a former IBM employee) I found this to be really interesting.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10