Silicon Cowboys

2016

Action / Documentary / History

38
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2247 2.2K

80's style based on novel or book texas david vs. goliath ibm 1980s

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Jason Cohen Photo
Jason Cohen

Top cast

William Shatner Photo
William Shatner as Himself
Bill Gates Photo
Bill Gates as Himself
John Cleese Photo
John Cleese as Himself
Bob Jackson Photo
Bob Jackson as Himself
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
562.37 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
Seeds 2
1.17 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 4 / 10

A plucky band of venture capitalists... is how

A plucky band of venture capitalists... is how the plot summary should begin. The premise that these guys are anything but capitalist opportunists without any original ideas is the true plot here. I don't see how a shitty company like Compaq could ever be viewed as anything other than everything that's symptomatic of American capitalist society today.
Reviewed by David F 7 / 10

This documentary tells the story of Compaq from

This documentary tells the story of Compaq from its beginnings in the early 1980s up through the early 90s, focusing on its innovations in personal computers and its battles with IBM. The founders are interviewed, along with many other talking heads familiar with the industry and the history of technology, and there are tons of old videos of business news tv programs and old ads. In particular, there are a lot of old Compaq ads featuring John Cleese, and it's very interesting to see the kind of marketing that computer companies did in the 1980s. It sort of abruptly ends with the firing of the CEO-one of the founders, and there's just a few subtitles that cover the 1990s and its 2002 merger with HP. The tone is more chatting about the good old days then comprehensive corporate history, but it is entertaining and informative.
Reviewed by Michael W 8 / 10

This tech documentary was really good. The entire

This tech documentary was really good. The entire crew did a fantastic job on making this documentary about the Compaq computer company. It's a true David vs Goliath story about them competing against the computer giant IBM. It was very interesting and inspirational. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It's a definite must see.
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