The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic75/100
83 audience votes
Key crew
- Jason CohenDirector
- Jason CohenWriter
- Steven LeckartWriter
Cast
- Rod CanionSelf
- Bill MurtoSelf
- Jim HarrisSelf
- Bill FargoSelf
- Hugh BarnesSelf
- Gary StimacSelf
- Steve FlanniganSelf
- Mike SwavelySelf
- Karen WalkerSelf
- Ben RosenSelf
- Ross CooleySelf
- Steve UllrichSelf
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booktexasdavid vs. goliathibm1980s80s stylecomputingcompaqpcportable computer