Silicon Cowboys
6.7/10
1hr 17mins
Country:US
2016
Documentary
Spoken Languages: English
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.
Budget
$0.00
Production companies
Fancy Film Post Services, Zipper Bros Films, Campfire Studios
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1hr 17mins
Rating
6.7/10
Release Date
2016-09-16
