India, Nov. 6 -- Michael Dell's venture into computers began long before he entered college, when he was just a teenager in Houston, Texas. His interest in business eventually led him to start a computer venture while attending the University of Texas in Austin. Founded in 1984, PC's Limited recorded approximately $6 million in sales during its first year of operations, according to the Handbook of Texas from the Texas State Historical Association.

Dell was 18 when he registered PC's Limited in January 1984, while he was a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. He had started by selling computer components and assembling customized systems, an early venture that later grew into a company competing with established computer manufa...