Steve Jobs was many things during his life. He was an entrepreneur and innovator. He was also a man with an FBI file. Here are a few things about Steve Jobs, the man, that the FBI had on him.
The person who emerges from the 191 pages of the file is not dissimilar to the Jobs already depicted by the media after his death in October. But the FBI still managed to produce some surprising details that today humanize someone who was both a great visionary and an occasional nightmare to subordinates and competitors.
He Did Not Get Great Grades.
The FBI contacted Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif., which Jobs attended from September 1968 until June 1972. Guess what? He was a mediocre student. His overall GPA was 2.65.
He Got Bomb Threats.
Or rather, Jobs received at least one bomb threat. On the morning of Feb. 7, 1985, an unidentified male made a series of calls to Apple staff members claiming that “devices†had been placed at the homes of Jobs and two other company executives. A fourth bomb had been placed in an unidentified location as a hedge against law-enforcement intervention, according to the caller. He demanded $1 million.
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