Release dates

January 17, 2017

101 months ago

DVD

Released

DVD
Jan 17, 2017
101 months ago
Cinema
Sep 16, 2016
105 months ago
VOD
Sep 16, 2016
105 months ago

TBA

Blu-ray
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Silicon Cowboys release date

The movie Silicon Cowboys is already released on Cinema, VOD and DVD in the USA. The upcoming Blu-ray release date in the USA is to be announced.

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Silicon Cowboys

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Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Comput...
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. SILICON COWBOYS explores the remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, of Compaq, an unlikely upstart who altered the ...
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. SILICON COWBOYS explores 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. Directed by Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Cohen, the film offers an insider's look into the explosive rise of the 1980's PC industry and is a refreshing alternative to the familiar narratives of Jobs, Gates, and Zuckerberg.
DocumentaryJason Cohen
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What the critics say

Based on 3 reviews, Silicon Cowboys gets an average review score of 75

80/100
villagevoice.com
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Best of all, though, are all the vintage ads and TV spots. IBM's idea of hip was a Charlie Chaplin impersonator, and Compaq countered with John Cleese, realizing nerds would appreciate him the most.

3120d ago

3/4
slantmagazine.com
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Jason Cohen’s slick aesthetics manage to elevate Silicon Cowboys beyond fellow “info dumps” of this caliber.

3120d ago

70/100
nytimes.com
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Silicon 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.

3120d ago

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