ADVISORY/Micron Electronics 2nd Quarter FY 2001 Earnings Announcement and Analyst Conference Call.

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ADVISORY...for March 23

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001

       WHAT: Micron Electronics (Nasdaq:MUEI) Q2 Earnings Announcement
and Analyst Conference Call

       WHO: Joel J. Kocher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
       Jim Stewart, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
       Steve Laney, Vice President, Investor Relations

       WHEN: Friday, March 23, 2001
             9:00 AM ET, 7:00 AM MT
       (NOTE: This conference call was originally scheduled for
     Wednesday, March 21, 2001)

       WHERE: DIAL-IN/REPLAY:
       Live Dial-in Number: 312-470-7074, password "micron."
       Live webcast by Yahoo!broadcast.com via http://www.nasdaq.com
(symbol "MUEI").
       A replay of the call will be available until March 30th 7pm MT at
the above website or at 402/220-9665, no code necessary.

About Micron Electronics

Micron Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MUEI) (www.micronpc.com) is a leading Internet-centric computing company, providing award-winning computer products and services, Internet offerings, Web hosting and business-to-business e-commerce applications for the small- and medium-size business, government, education, and consumer markets. In addition to its direct business-to-business sales channel, Micron products are sold in partnership with leading retailers nationwide. Micron Electronics and its subsidiaries have $1.6 billion in fiscal 2000 revenues. The company is based in Nampa, Idaho. More information regarding the company and its Internet-centric computing strategy can be found at about.micronpc.com/financials/reports.html.