LGR Tech Tales - The Tragedy of Eagle Computer

This episode covers the unfortunate rise and fall of Eagle Computer Inc, and the infamous fate of its CEO. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between!

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"Milinda," "Land-FM," "Swampwalk" by Diode Milliampere

"Twin Shine" by Silent Partner

[Grumpydrawer]

That was suprisingly sad, especially how the poor chap died shortly after making millions. Which I would say is the main reason Eagle ended as it did, having lost the leadership which led to their sucess.
Just shows how fragile companies can be.

[lucetubegplusstillsux]

The 80s were like the corporate wild west, people dying left and right, seedy business deals happening everywhere and everyone suing everyone else. Makes for a lot of interesting stories though.

[DergEnterprises]

The Eagle One, probably the coolest computer name ever. A lot better than Lisa.

[assassinsden]

I love these kinds of stories. They satisfy the tech in me, the history buff in me, and my desire to learn new things. Tragic story aside this time, Tech Tales always gives me something worth watching. Thanks, Clint! :)

[Piefav]

Is just me or does the logo look like the perfect logo for an EDM artist?

[TheBrightPixel]

I absolutely love this format of videos from you. Totally showcases all your strengths.

Amazing voice-over? Check.
Ridiculous passion for subject? Check.
Knows how to edit videos perfectly so you never lose interest and by the end you're left wanting more? Check.

Double thumbs up.

[WaterflameMusic]

This stuff is really facinating. Thanks for doing tech tales!

[ProtoMario]

Important lessons to be learned for the future here.

[cas]

Can we get videos like this on Alienware, AMD, Nvidia, or really anything relating to how the big players in the PC gaming industry got to be where they are?


Because seriously dude, these Tech Tales videos are simultaneously interesting and entertaining and I want to see more! Great Job!

[Fedaykin]

A number of large corporations have a policy now that if an employee's pay goes over a certain level (here in the UK usually £50 thousand a year) they have to do a defensive driving course. The reason being the employee can now afford a car that is more dangerous to drive due to its high performance.

[marco_evertus]

My god, LGR knows how to tell Stories. the quality of production is excellent even better than normal LGR videos. Tragic story aside Tech Tales is my favourite on youtube period.

[NielsHeusinkveld]

Clint you're doing a great job on these, almost to the point of not being lazy anymore! :-)

[iCatchLupin]

Have you watched "Halt and Catch Fire"? It's kind of like an amalgam of Eagle's and several other computer firms ca. 1983's stories, and I think you'd enjoy it. I'd love to see, like, a mini-review of your thoughts on it.

[catraven]

This story should be a movie. i would spend 10 bucks to see it :D

[ardvarkboy]

My dad was a CPA and the first computer he got to do business on was the Eagle II so seeing all that stuff brought back a lot of memories. I used to play around on the machine as well.. well as much as you could there really weren't graphics or anything for games but still found some fun things to do. I never knew what had happened to the company its all a pretty crazy story so thanks for putting this up.

[TravisStewart]

Tech Tales is my favourite series on this channel. Stories like this flesh out things I was vaguely aware of during my childhood in the 1980s, but never knew much about.

[Lovi]

Poor dude survived punching out TWICE in Vietnam and then he dies in a car crash...

[ectofrost]

Well that's sad.
Business sure is ruthless Great video LGR.

[IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

Wow.. This was just as sad as Gary Kildall's story. I never even heard of Eagle computers (for obvious reasons)

This was very sad, man. I didn't get permission from my mother to go on this feels-trip. What a great lesson that should be valued for any computer company that's starting up. It's very important to not repeat the mistakes of others. I think I'm gonna go look up the Compaq portable now. That looked very appealing to the eyes. lol

[jesuszamora]

Eagle was a spinoff of AVL... Wonder what happened to AVL...

And shit, talk about a downer, their whole world goes to crap with the death of one man. Shows how fragile the world can be, and how fleeting success is.

And geez, how goddamn fast was that Ferrari going? God, if I ever get into money, the fastest thing I ever buy is going to be a new computer.