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Subject: Dell Announces Plans to Offer Systems with NeXTSTEP

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DELL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO OFFER SYSTEMS WITH NeXTSTEP


AUSTIN, Texas, April 14, 1993 -- Dell Computer Corporation and NeXT Computer,
Inc. today announced that Dell intends  to offer NeXTSTEP for Intel processors
pre-installed on certain models of its 486-based systems and future product
offerings based on Intel's Pentium microprocessor.  Specific terms of the
business relationship and distribution details were not disclosed, however,
the company did say it plans to sell NeXTSTEP-equipped systems directly into
select target markets.

NeXTSTEP for Intel processors, the latest version of the industry-leading
object-oriented software environment for developing and deploying
client/server applications, runs on PCs powered by Intel i486 and Pentium
microprocessors.  Dell, a leading supplier of Intel-based systems, plans to
offer NeXTSTEP on appropriate models of its line of 486-based, high-
performance servers and graphics workstations.

"For quite some time now, one of our high-end workstations has been the
development platform of choice for NeXTSTEP for Intel processors," said
Charles Sauer, Dell's vice president of software and technology.  "This has
generated a great deal of interest for NeXTSTEP on Dell hardware from
developers and other segments of our customer base.  We've maintained a close
technical relationship with NeXT throughout the development of this new
version.  Our focus on performance and compatibility, coupled with our ability
to rapidly disseminate new technology to the marketplace, positions Dell as
the logical source of advanced systems for users who are looking for NeXTSTEP
on an Intel-based platform."


"Dell is clearly one of the world's foremost PC manufacturers," said Erna
Arneson, NeXT's director of channel sales.  "Dell is known in the industry for
satisfying customers with high-value products and customer-oriented solutions.
We're particularly excited about the wide range of hardware options that Dell
offers its customers -- Dell has been the leader in local bus graphics
technology with JAWS in their DGX product, and now offers leadership local bus
graphics architecture in some of the most cost-effective machines available
for running NeXTSTEP."

Dell's Intel-486 based desktop computer line for NeXTSTEP ranges from the
small-chassis L series systems, through the M and ME families of mid-sized
solutions, to the company's high-end DGX mid-sized workstation -- which
incorporates a 50MHz processor, secondary processor cache and the company's
processor-direct graphics technology to provide customers with workstation-
class graphics capability at an affordable cost.

The company intends to offer NeXTSTEP-based systems directly to customers
through Dell's direct sales force and also plans to distribute systems with
NeXTSTEP to vertical markets, such as health care and government.  Specific
details on availability, distribution and pricing of these systems will be
announced when NeXT begins shipment of the new version in May.

NeXT develops and markets the industry-acclaimed NeXTSTEP object-oriented
software for industry-standard computer architectures.  NeXTSTEP is used by
medium and large organizations to develop and deploy client/server
applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software.  NeXT is
headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.

A Fortune 500 company, Dell Computer Corporation (NASDAQ:DELL) designs,
develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports a complete line of
personal computers compatible with industry standards.  Dell pioneered the
direct marketing of PCs in 1984 and was the first company in the PC industry
to offer manufacturer-direct technical support.  According to Dataquest, a
market data organization, Dell is the fifth largest computer company in the
world, with fiscal 1993 revenues of more than $2 billion. Information on the
company and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number:  1-800-
BUY-DELL (1-800-289-3355).

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