UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Michael S. Dell One Dell Way TX, Round Rock 78682 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dell Computer Corporation (DELL) 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 3/21/2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | |Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | |action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | | |Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock | | | | | | | |287891291.000 |D | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |3/21/ |3/21/ |S | |2000000.000 |D |28.355 |31449112.000 |I |By Spouse 1,2 | |2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | | |97300.000 |I |Employer 401(k) Plan | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | | |2058000.000 |I |Limited Partnership - 1 1 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | | |6080000.000 |I |Limited Partnership - 2 1 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| | |Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | | |rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| | | |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Explanation of Responses: 1. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934, Michael Dell declares that the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these shares of common stock. 2. Owned through a separate property trust. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Michael S. Dell Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact