In 1984, while still a student at the University of Texas and with only $1,000 to his name, Michael Dell founded PCs Limited, the original name of Dell Inc., and introduced its first computer, the Turbo, the following year.
The company changed its name to Dell Computer Corporation in 1988 and ultimately to Dell Inc.
in 2004 to recognize its expansion beyond a PC-only business. Dell’s Web site began selling computers in 1996, and the company overtook Compaq as the largest seller of PCs in the United States in 1999. In 2006, Dell acquired computer hardware manufacturer Alienware and both ASAP Software Express Inc. and EqualLogic in 2008. Since its founding in 1984, Dell Inc. has grown to employ approximately 78,900 employees.