硅之牛仔Silicon Cowboys Movie Script

Rod canion:

He was looking for opportunities.

He would have jumped at any opportunity To do something for microsoft that Would build their business.

If I was bill gates, I would see the compatible market As the reason why I am eventually Going to be a multi-billionaire, and one of the most successful People on the planet.

Roger mcnamee:

The way you were supposed to deal with ibm was That a smile and a hand shake in one hand, And a knife to stab them in the back with the other hand.

Bill murto:

Bill said, yep, I'll contact All the other manufacturers and give You a inroad to their ceos.

Announcer:

Compaq, tandy, hewlett-packard, Olivetti, and nec.

Announcer:

It reads like a who's who Of the high tech world with the notable exception of ibm.

Now it's not only compact, but you've Got a whole group of people that they've got with them, too.

You're thinking, wow, maybe this thing Is bigger than we thought.

Roger mcnamee:

Can you get all the little guys Together and beat goliath?

That wasn't like a sure thing, it was not a sure thing.

Rod got a call from lowe the day before we announced it.

Rod canion:

There was no way I wasn't going to go forward, And there wasn't any way I was going to indicate Any weakness to him.

And he said, I think you're making A big mistake by doing this.

I said, well, we'll see.

Led by compaq computer, ibm rivals Will unveil the new machines at a major news Conference in new york.

Announcer:

They decided to develop their own computer Standards, called extended industry standard architecture.

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Or eisa for short.

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Challenging the very standard Ibm is pushing with its highly touted Personal system ii computers.

They're not afraid of ibm.

They are taking on ibm, and the tide is starting to turn now.

And the microchannel has a real threat to it.

Announcer:

All of the companies that gathered at the industry Forum endorsed eisa because it maintains capability With the almost 20 million computers That exist in the world today.

Therefore, it protects the investment of today's millions Of pc users worldwide.

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While offering just as much speed and memory As microchannel, and armed with a host of heavy support.