硅之牛仔Silicon Cowboys Movie Script

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.