UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Thomas B. Green
   One Dell Way
   TX, Round Rock 78682-2244
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/Year
   Fiscal Year 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |232365 1           |D     |                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |17468              |I     |Employer 401(k) plan       |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$0.982  |     |    |           |   |2    |7/24/|Common Stock|       |       |204800      |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |05   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$1.446  |     |    |           |   |3    |7/11/|Common Stock|       |       |384000      |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |06   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$9.26   |     |    |           |   |4    |7/18/|Common Stock|       |       |240000      |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |07   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$10.157 |     |    |           |   |5    |12/22|Common Stock|       |       |200000      |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |/07  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$12.738 |     |    |           |   |2    |3/20/|Common Stock|       |       |174768      |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |08   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$28.899 |     |    |           |   |6    |7/17/|Common Stock|       |       |86520       |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |08   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938|8/22/|A   |75000      |A  |7    |8/22/|Common Stock|75000  |N/A    |75000       |D  |            |
n                       |        | 2000|    |           |   |     |2010 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938|8/22/|A   |75000      |A  |8    |8/22/|Common Stock|75000  |N/A    |75000       |D  |            |
ns                      |        | 2000|    |           |   |     |2010 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$30.43  |     |    |           |   |9    |3/26/|Common Stock|       |       |69228       |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |09   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nnonqualified Stock Opti|$43.438 |3/2/ |A   |265000     |A  |10   |3/02/|Common Stock|265000 |N/A    |265000      |D  |            |
ons                     |        |2000 |    |           |   |     |10   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$45.90  |3/24/|A   |29826      |A  |11   |3/24/|Common Stock|29826  |N/A    |29826       |D  |            |
ns                      |        | 2000|    |           |   |     |10   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$44.6875|     |    |           |   |12   |9/23/|Common Stock|       |       |89510       |D  |            |
ns                      |        |     |    |           |   |     |09   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents 5,165 shares held free of restrictions and 227,200  restricted
shares scheduled to vest on 8/19/2001.
2. Currently exercisable.
3. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  192,000 shares on
7/11 of each year from 2000 through 2001.
4. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  48,000 shares on
7/18 of each year from 1998 through 2002.
5. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  40,000 shares on
12/22 of each year from 1998 through 2002.
6. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  17,304 shares on
7/17 of each year from 2002 through 2006.
7. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  15,000 shares on
8/22 of each year from 2003 through 2007.
8. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  15,000 shares on
8/22 of each year from 2001 through 2005.
9. Exercisiable according to the following schedule:  17,307 shares on 3/26/00
and 3/26/01, and 34,614 shares on 3/26/02.
10. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  53,000 shares on
3/2 of each year from 2001 through 2005.
11. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:  7,456 on 3/24/2001,
7,457 shares on 3/24/2002 and 14,913  shares on 3/24/2003.
12. Exercisable according to the following schedule:  17,902 shares on 9/23 of
each year from 2000 through 2004.