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Silicon Cowboys

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Sep 16, 2016
Rated NR

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.

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  • Vote Average
    6.7
  • Vote Count
    68
  • Popularity
    7
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

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    • Cast

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    Rod Canion
    Self
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    Bill Murto
    Self
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    Jim Harris
    Self
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    Bill Fargo
    Self
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    Hugh Barnes
    Self
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    Gary Stimac
    Self
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    Steve Flannigan
    Self
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    Mike Swavely
    Self
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    Karen Walker
    Self
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    Ben Rosen
    Self
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    Ross Cooley
    Self
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    Steve Ullrich
    Self
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    Charles Lee
    Self

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