81.  DELL PROFIT EXCEEDS ESTIMATES Dell Computer reported a 47 percent gain in quarterly earnings, exceeding analysts' estimates, as the company continued to gain market share.

82.  Dell rose 3.875, to 102.875; the company's shares are up 287 percent this year, and Compaq soared 3.625, to 77.25.

83.  Dell said it expected to earn 16 cents a share for the current quarter, which matched analysts' expectations, according to First Call/Thomson Financial.

84.  Dell said that its profits increased in part because of lower component costs, damping shares of disk drive makers.

85.  Dell shares are down 68 percent from their high of $59.69 on March 22.

86.  Dell shares are up 212 percent this year.

87.  Dell shares have commanded a huge premium relative to other computer manufacturers because the company's growth rate was so much higher.

88.  Dell shares have more than doubled to 72 3/8 recently from a low of 31 1/2 last September on rising sales and earnings.

89.  Dell shares have more than tripled this year.

90.  Dell shares jumped as much as 2 5/8, or almost 5 percent, to 59 1/4 in pre-market trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.