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  • Silicon Cowboys (2016)
  • Not Rated
    77 min | Documentary, History
Silicon Cowboys (2016)
Not Rated
77 min | Documentary, History

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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Jason Cohen (written by) | Steven Leckart (written by)
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Release date
Sep 16, 2016 (United States)

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42 cast members
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Steve Ballmer
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Gary Burghoff
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Stewart Cheifet
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John Cleese
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David Copperfield
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Lou Dobbs
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Bill Gates
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David Graham
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Peter Jennings
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Jan Lewis
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Larry Linville
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Anya Major
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Harry Morgan
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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The Pointer Sisters
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Ronald Reagan
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William Shatner
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Stuart Varney
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