News Summary

• 42 years ago today, it convinced my parents I shouldn't go back to college.
• The page shows roughly a million dollars in sales, about $198,000 in gross profit, and net income of $134,762.75 for the three-month period.
• The then 19-year-old Dell had just finished his freshman year as a pre-med student, and had started the business with $1,000.
• He used the statement to persuade his parents that he should not go back for his sophomore year.