硅之牛仔Silicon Cowboys Movie Script

People must have thought you were nuts.

Jim harris:

We went to the credit unions And took out loans.

Bill murto:

I knew that I could last 6 months After I sold my wife's car.

Rod canion:

I had three small children, and a wife, And mortgage.

Jim harris:

I'd actually, recently married rhonda.

I was meeting a lot of her extended family, And it would be like, what do you do?

Well, I've actually left my job, and I want to start a company.

Oh, that's great.

What is that going to be?

Well, we hadn't decided yet.

And you quit your job?

Yes.

And you could tell they were thinking, poor rhonda.

Bill aulet:

The success of ibm had Come about through mainframe computers.

Ben rosen:

Ibm was making big computers To sell to big companies.

Howard anderson:

Computers were treated as a priesthood, And only the priests could touch them, And everyone else looked through a glass wall.

Eventually, the users wanted to get Hold of that computing power.

Chris garcia:

Ibm wanted to maintain control Over the computing industry as they Had during the 60's and 70's.

Let's build something for the masses That they can buy and become a commodity.

Roger mcnamee:

Everyone else was struggling To get a permanent foothold.

First pcs, apple ii, commodore, radioshack-- It was still a tiny market.

The game changer was when ibm entered the market in '81.

Announcer:

Ibm, international business machines, Has entered the small computer market for the first time.

It's expected to have a major impact On what is now the fastest growing sector Of the computer business.

Chris cantwell:

Ibm said, we're going To go from selling million dollar computers To a few thousand people, to $1000 computers To a few million people.