Reply #24: I did a little research

[insane_cratic_gal]

Dell did make pc's in 1984

but if the pc is 14 yrs old, that of course puts the pc date at 1990

Dell was in a law suit with texas instruments

Texas Instruments sues Dell for patent infringement. Dell countersues, accusing Texas Instruments of fraud and unfair competition. <548.368>

time line:

1989 Company introduces its first notebook computer
1990 Manufacturing center in Limerick, Ireland, opened to serve European, Middle Eastern and African markets
1992 Dell included for first time among Fortune 500 roster of world's largest companies
1993 Dell joins ranks of the top-five computer system makers worldwide Subsidiaries in Australia and Japan are company's first entries into Asia-Pacific region

http://burks.brighton.ac.uk/burks/pcinfo/hardware/comphist/comp1990.htm

She is either mistaken about the date of the pc, being 14 years old.

It's difficult to fathom Dell would been able to generate those types of contracts 6 years after opening.