History

With its roots dating back to 1984, Dell was founded by Michael Dell when he created PCs Limited while studying at the University of Texas at Austin. The business then had the same concept as it does today creating IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components to order. Michael started the business in this way as he thought it would be a better way of understanding the needs of his customer's computer requirements. The company was expanded with the help of funding by Michael's family.

1985 saw the company develop its first custom made computer in the design branded as the Turbo PC. PCs Limited marketed its computers in the national computer magazines selling them direct to consumers and built each computer to order using a selection of options requested by the customer. In 1988 the company changed its name to "Dell Computer Corporation" expanding world-wide. In June 1988 Dell launched Ireland.

The Later Years

The Dell.com website was launched in 1996 giving them a much wider customer base and expanding sales globally. By 2002 they had diversified the product base to include televisions, media players and printers. In 2003 the company rebranded as Dell Inc. Dell's headquarters are based in Round Rock, Texas, and the company has around 16,000 employees at the base at the base and is the major employer in Round Rock reportedly counting for almost half the employment economy.