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1984 - Michael Dell, a 19-year-old, pre-med college freshman starts selling computers built from stock components out of his dorm room at the University of Texas in Austin.
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The world's largest mail-order computer vendor. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, Dell Computer has built a reputation for delivering quality PCs at competitive prices.
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1989 - First laptop computer, the 316LT, goes on sale.
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2000 - Dell.com's online sales hit $40 million a day.
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2006 - A battery recall after a Dell laptop catches fire dents its image. After several quarters when its results missed Wall Street expectations, HP displaces Dell as No. 1 PC seller in the fourth quarter.
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2013 - Dell agrees to be taken private for $24.4 billion, or $13.65 per share, in a deal that involves private equity firm Silver Lakes, Microsoft Corp, and its Chairman Michael Dell.
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dell surprised nearly everyone in 2015 by announcing its bid to acquire EMC Corp. to essentially create a new giant in the global enterprise and IT sectors. The complicated and historically supersized deal is being watched closely across the tech and business world.
