Dell
| Dell Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Website | www.dell.com |
| Ownership type | Public, NasdaqGS - DELL |
| Founded | 1984, by Micheal Dell |
| Headquarters | Austin , Texas United States |
| Industry | Computers |
| Product/Service | Computer and Consumer Products |
Dell Inc. (formerly known as Dell Computer Corporation) is an American electronic hardware manufacturing company primarily dealing with the manufacture of personal computers, peripherals, servers, printers and related devices in addition to consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets, HDTVs etc.
Company history
The company was founded by Micheal Dell in 1984 in Austin, Texas[1] registered as Dell Computer Corporation. It was started with the intention of selling personal computers directly to customers and this was done under the name PC's Limited which was then the first in the industry to sell custom built computers. [2]
In 1985, Dell designed and built the first computer system of its own design. It was called the Turbo PC and featured the Intel 8088 processor running at 8 MHz. A year later Dell unveiled the fastest performing computer at the time, a 12 MHz 286 based system, at the Spring comdex national computer show. In 1988, Dell raised $30 million in its IPO, increasing the market capitalization of the company from $1000 to $85 million.
In 1989 Dell introduced the 316LT, the company's first notebook computer.