硅之牛仔Silicon Cowboys Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2022-10-24

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. 1981年，三位朋友在得克萨斯州的一家餐馆里梦想着康柏便携式电脑，很快就发现自己在与强大的IBM争夺PC霸主地位。他们不可思议的旅程改变了计算机的未来，塑造了我们现在所知的世界。

We have a name, we're on the radio.
Steve flannigan:
We're getting calls From presidents, and ceos, and engineers saying, This is a cool machine.
What I brought today is a compaq portable computer.
It's a full functioning computer in a portable enclosure.
John markoff:
People were walking with portable computers Down the aisles of airplanes, and the computer Was hitting people in the head.
Gary stimac:
We didn't hardly have a chance to breathe-- People loved the product.
We couldn't build them fast enough.
John markoff:
Trying to use portable computers, which Were not laptops at that point.
They were sewing machines on the meal tray of airplanes.
The company's first product was a 28 pound portable computer.
The salesman used to demonstrate how rugged it is By taking it and dropping it.
Howard anderson:
What compaq did, Because they built things so damn well, Is they quickly went up to be an acceptable alternative to ibm.
Announcer:
Its founders decided early on To build machines compatible with those built By ibm but with new features.
Market research showed customers want it.
Steve flannigan:
Sometimes people Wanted to go home over the weekend And finish their work before Monday.
They grabbed a portable.
That really turned out to be important.
Bill murto:
Product was just flying off the shelves, And the dealers loved it.
Announcer:
Salespeople already familiar with ibm Products didn't need much training To sell compaq computers.
Bill murto:
We meet a computer land dealer in a little motel, And there's no wall receptacle.
How am I gonna plug this in?
, well, the bathroom has one.
Ok, so we put the computer on the toilet seat, And we plug it in, and it ran.
And they went, wow!
Ben rosen:
The challenge was building computers Fast enough to meet the demand.