SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


              Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                 April 13, 1999


                            MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
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           (Exact name of registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Minnesota
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          (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                        0-17932 41-1404301
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      (Commission File No)              (IRS Employer Identification Number)



                               900 E. Karcher Road
                               Nampa, Idaho 83687
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)


                          (208) 898-3434
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

    See the following  press  release,  dated April 13, 1999,  announcing  the
appointment of Robert Lee as a new member of the Company's Board of Directors:

 Micron Electronics Appoints Former Pacific Bell Executive Robert 
                                      Lee 
                              To Board Of Directors

     Nampa, Idaho, April 13, 1999--Micron  Electronics,  Inc. (NASDAQ: MUEI), a
     leading direct vendor of personal computer  systems,  today announced that
     Robert Lee, former corporate  executive vice president of Pacific Bell and
     former president of Pacific Bell's Business  Communication  Services,  has
     been elected a member of Micron's Board of Directors.

     Lee is a long-term veteran of the  telecommunications  industry enjoying a
     career spanning over twenty-five  years in executive  positions within the
     industry.  He  concurrently  held the  positions  of  president,  business
     communications services and executive vice president for Pacific Bell when
     he retired in May of 1998 after  twenty-six  years of service.  During his
     tenure at Pacific Bell, Lee pioneered new  telecommunications  markets and
     developed new products and services for these  markets.  As Pacific Bell's
     president  of  business  communications   services,  Lee  formed  two  new
     subsidiaries: Pacific Bell Internet and Pacific Bell Network.

     "The  launch of  MConnect  with 3Com,  EarthLink,  and Yahoo is part of an
     expanded  presence  around  Internet tools and services for our customers.
     Bob's  experience  in these  areas will be  critical  as we work to expand
     these  services for our  customers,"  said  Chairman  and Chief  Executive
     Officer  Joel Kocher.  "We welcome Bob to our Board of Directors  and look
     forward to his contribution to the Company."

     Lee is a member of the Board of Directors of Telmax Communications,  Inc.,
     a  supplier  of  high  speed  data  equipment  to  the  telecommunications
     industry, and Aunet, an Internet service provider with a primary focus on
     service within Asia and between Asia and the United States. Lee is also a
     member of the Board of Directors  of  Amplify.net,  a developer of 
     bandwidth  management products for Internet protocol networks.

     Lee  received a Bachelor  of Science in  Electrical  Engineering  from the
     University  of  Southern  California.  He  earned  a MBA in 1972  from the
     University of California, Berkeley, and joined Pacific Bell that year as a
     member of the company's accelerated management program.

     Micron Electronics,  Inc. (NASDAQ: MUEI), a recognized industry leader and
     direct vendor known for its award-winning products and services, develops,
     manufactures and markets high-performance,  competitively priced computing
     solutions to consumers,  small  businesses,  commercial  and public sector
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     buyers.  Its superior customer service and toll-free  technical support is
     available to customers 24 hours a day,  seven days a week.  Micron  offers
     value   and   convenience   through   direct   sales   via  the   Internet
     (www.micronpc.com), by phone 800-249-1179 or by fax 208-893-7240.


                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by 
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                               MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC.




Date: April 13, 1999          By  /s/ James R. Stewart
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                                James R. Stewart
                                Senior Vice President and Chief
                                Financial Officer