Silicon Cowboys (2016)

Silicon Cowboys: Directed by Jason Cohen. With Rod Canion, Jim Harris, Bill Murto, Bill Fargo. 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.

“I enjoyed this documentary because I grew up in the 80s/90s with a keen interest in computers and because Iu0026#39;m also interested in computers today. So during that time, I used to learn about things like the ISA standard, PCs, DOS, the Spectrum computer, etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt the time, I had no idea about the politics behind these things and the company philosophies driving these technologies. This documentary particularly uncovers these things to a good extent (particularly for the Compaq range of computers).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you have had a similar background to the one described above, then I think there is a very good chance that you will also enjoy this documentary. Otherwise, Iu0026#39;m not sure whether youu0026#39;ll enjoy this documentary–documentary probably has a niche market.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne thing that stuck out from this documentary was seeing how ugly the appearance of one of the early Compaq computers used to be (probably like many computers from that era). Thank goodness we have computers these days that are more visually appealing as pieces of furniture. Was impressed by how Compaq used to demonstrate how sturdy Compaq computers were, by throwing them down on the floor.”