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6.7/10 • 68

2016-09-161h 17m

Documentary

They risked their future to create ours...

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.

Directors
Jason Cohen
Writters
Steven Leckart, Jason Cohen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Rod Canion

    Rod Canion

    Self

  2. Bill Murto

    Bill Murto

    Self

  3. Jim Harris

    Jim Harris

    Self

  4. Bill Fargo

    Bill Fargo

    Self

  5. Hugh Barnes

    Hugh Barnes

    Self

  6. Gary Stimac

    Gary Stimac

    Self

  7. Steve Flannigan

    Steve Flannigan

    Self

  8. Mike Swavely

    Mike Swavely

    Self

  9. Karen Walker

    Karen Walker

    Self

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or booktexasdavid vs. goliathibm1980s80s stylecomputingcompaqpcportable computer