Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Name: Silicon Cowboys
Director: Jason Cohen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-09-16
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Rod Canion, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes

Silicon Cowboys (2016) is a Documentary film directed by Jason Cohen, rated 6.8/10 by 80 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Directed by Jason Cohen. Starring Rod Canion, Bill Murto, Jim Harris, Bill Fargo, Hugh Barnes.