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Michael Dell is born
He was born in Huston, Texas -
Michael gets a computer
At age 15, he got his first computer, an Apple II, which he promptly disassembled to see how it worked. -
PC's Limited
This was the first computer company ran by Michael. He built cheap computers with a few friends. He sold them directly to other students at his college, bypassing the middle man. -
Dell Corporation Is Begins
Dell corporation is created and founded by Michael Dell. He influenced others to use the same type of system but to design it in a different way. It was called PC Limited at the time. -
Dell's frist computer sold
in 1985, the company produced their first computer of its own design, the "Turbo PC", which sold for $795. The things he helped create influenced technology over time were by making new designs for the same type of product that other companies were selling. -
PC's Limited becomes Dell
PC's Limited is changed to Dell Corporation. Michael's contribution to technology was that he created his own designs for computers that were being created by other companies. -
Michael gets on the Fortune 500 list.
Even early into the Dell career, Michael landed in the magazine Fortune 500. It is a magazine that lists the top entrepenuers. -
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Micheal and Susan Dell stablished the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, which focuses on children’s causes. Susan and Michael Dell have supported the foundation primarily through investing the proceeds of sales of shares of Dell Inc. More than $650 million has been given to children's issues and community initiatives in the United States, India, South Africa as of 2010.Today the foundation has over $466 million assets under management.
