Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.
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| San Francisco ChronicleLeba HertzAlthough we know the outcome, Silicon Cowboys feels like a suspense thriller. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDirector Cohen, whose “Facing Fear” was among the 2014 Oscar nominees for documentary short, lends this classic David versus Goliath story a playfully retro feel. |
| Village VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonDirector Jason Cohen (the Oscar-nominated short Facing Fear) wants his documentary history of Compaq computers to be fun — and indeed, compared to the overly earnest clips of Halt and Catch Fire inserted for contrast, the real slow-talking Texans in the tale are a hoot. |
| Slant MagazineSteven WrightJason Cohen’s slick aesthetics manage to elevate Silicon Cowboys beyond fellow “info dumps” of this caliber. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyA fast-paced and lucid time capsule, thanks to the kitschy vintage ads, archival footage, and news clips. |
| The New York TimesKen JaworowskiSilicon Cowboys prizes the human drama behind business events, much as in “The Social Network” or “Steve Jobs.” Those films, too, pretended that technology was the star. But they knew that people were the real story. |
| User ReviewArthur RLa verdadera historia de la PC portátil |
| User ReviewNick U1/19/17 Netflix DVD A fascinating look at the PC industry in general and Compaq in particular. It is absolutely amazing how much has happened in 35 years. From a 27 pound portable PC to 100 times the computing power in your hand held phone today. It is also eye opening how many companies were in the business in the early 800's who are no longer around in the business from giants like IBM and Compaq to Tandy, Radio Shack, Commodore and others. Lastly, is was really interesting to watch the life and death of a major company that started with 3 guys and an idea to 1000's of employees and billions of dollar and the issues that creates. Very well done. |
| User ReviewSean PRecommended for all computer or technology nerds. Even though, or probably because, I was growing up when this was occurring, I wasn't familiar with the impact Compaq had on the computing industry. |
| User ReviewMel FWell made. I am not particularly interested in the subject matter but people who have are keen on it will get a lot out of this film. |
