Delayed Reaction: Silicon Cowboys

The Pitch: The first four sections of the Compaq Wikipedia page as an 80 minutes movie.

Sometimes, I'm in the mood for a documentary that is topically daring, like an Act of Killing or 13th. Sometimes I want to watch something every bit as gripping as a fiction thriller, like The Imposter or Man on Wire. Other times, I'd like a couple chapters out of a textbook made into a feature length film. Silicon Cowboys is definitely in that final category. It's the history of the rise of Compaq. That's about it. They make it about the IBM rivalry and point out how this is essentially the story that season 1 of Halt and Catch Fire is based on. Otherwise, it's about as traditional as you can get, and that's fine.

Verdict (?): Weakly Recommend