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The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s documents that released Thursday reveals numerous lively details about Steve Jobs’ personal life and professional past, as recounted to FBI agents by his colleagues, neighbors and friends. The 191-page file on Steve Jobs also speaking about Jobs’ character and integrity and asserting that he always conducted his business dealings in a reputable manner. Apparently, those are the consideration for them to recommend Jobs for a post during the George H.W. Bush leadership.

The document confirms much of what is already known about Jobs. At least 29 people who knew Steve Jobs were interviewed for the FBI’s background check. Some acknowledged Jobs used illegal drugs such as marijuana and LSD while in college, his Spartan lifestyle and the intense managerial style that created friction between him and some of his colleagues. One person told the FBI that Jobs had a child out of wedlock and basically abandoned the mother and their daughter. The interview subject added that more recently Jobs had been supportive of them. Jobs publicly acknowledged his out-of-wedlock child. This is the parts that never have been known before: It poured out the Apple co-founder’s relationship with the government, revealing that he was given top secret clearance between 1988 and 1990 and was being considered by President George H. W. Bush’s administration for a position on the president’s Export Council. Much of the file consists of the 1991 background check the FBI performed in light of this prospective appointment.

Another story came from some pages of memos and handwritten notes. There’s a glimpse into a $1 million bomb threat that was made against Apple on February 7. 1985, several months before Apple fired Jobs.

“An unidentified male caller made a series of telephone calls to of Apple computer Inc. and advised that ‘devices’ had been placed in homes of captioned individuals and one million dollars must be paid,” the FBI told the threat in a memo.

The file is based largely on a 1991 background check compiled after Jobs’ bitter 1985 Apple ouster, when he was running NeXT, nurturing Pixar and a candidate for an appointment to President George H.W. Bush‘s export council. His triumphant return to Apple and international rock star status were still years away.

“Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs’ honesty stating that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth in order to achieve his goals,” the report said.

One Jobs acquaintance called the computer genius “a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest,” the report stated.

The FBI writes that one interviewee “added that although the Appointee is basically an honest and trustworthy person, he is a very complex individual and his moral character is suspect.” Another characterized Jobs as “not totally forthright and honest,” and as someone who “has a tendency to distort reality in order to achieve his goals.”

Steve Jobs, a former CEO and co-founder of Apple, who died yesterday, left something amazing and unforgettable technology and movie development in this era. It is a sad day, and one to remember and celebrate the life of one of the most insightful, brilliant, successful genius in technology history. Although he will be remembered for guiding in essential changes in the way people interact with technology, he has also been known for his ability to turn a phrase and a skill for taking complicated ideas and making them easy to understand. Steve jobs left some great quotes for people around the world while he was here. Continue

The Walt Disney Studios has announced that it will bring back some of its classic films for the first time in 3D. Apple co-founder, Pixar co-founder, businessman, vanguard and father of four & family man Steven P. Jobs has died October, 5th 2011 at the age of 56. It’s seems like talking about two different things but actually when we talking about Toy Story or Cars, automatically it is related with an extraordinary visionary, Steve Jobs. Continue

Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice. After graduating from Alto High School in 1958, she performed at Club 47, a folk music club in Cambridge, and participated in an album “Folksingers ‘Round Harvard Square.” She dated Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs during the late 1970s and early 1980s. A number of sources, including in unauthorized biography “iCon: Steve Jobs” by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simonhave, stated that Jobs had considered asking Baez to marry him. Except that her age at the time, in early 40s, made the possibility of their having children was unlikely. Baez mentioned Jobs in the acknowledgments in her 1987 memoir And a Voice to Sing With. Continue

The Apple II series is a set of 8-bit home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. Apple II was designed by Steve Wozniak with the support of the departed Steve Jobs who handled business operations. Years before the launch of Apple II, Apple I computers were produced limited only around 200 computers. However, Apple II series were unlike Apple I, they was designed for mass-production and broad consumer appeal. Apple II was among the first successful personal computers which started developing the Apple Inc. into a successful business by producing five and six million Apple II series computers including about 1.25 million Apple IIGS models. Continue

With a very low survival rate of 4 per cent, pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., as well as across the world. Pancreatic cancer was allegedly the cause of Steve Jobs’ death, the co-founder of Apple Inc. Although Apple didn’t reveal the cause of Jobs death, it has publicly known that Jobs had fight against pancreatic cancer since 2004 which he had made multiple leaves from his position as the company CEO before he permanently resigned from Apple. Jobs lost his battle with cancer at a time when researchers are continually pushing the boundaries of treatments, particularly with antitumor agents that can home in on abnormally growing cells with rising accuracy. In the end, his cancer was out of control with even the most innovative technologies.

Most pancreatic cancer cases are asymptomatic and aggressive. It is kind of disease which often takes its victims within five years after diagnosis. It means patients infrequently show symptoms of an illness until it becomes severe. “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know,” Jobs wrote in a letter to the board of directors Augustus 24. “Unfortunately, that day has come.”

After a very long, painful struggle against pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple died Wednesday at age 56. Jobs was born in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 1955 and adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. A Buddhist and vegetarian, who collaborated with his partner Steve Wozniak, introduced the Apple II computer in 1977 and took their company public in 1980. Along his inventive and amazing work, he competed with some of the most powerful men in the fields of technology, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Even though some people don’t personally know Steve Jobs, he has changed most of people lives by adding an advanced level of convenience and luxury to people lives.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” Apple officials said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.” Apple officials did not mention a specific cause of the visionary digital leader’s death. However, they stated that Jobs had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2004. Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver surgery to retain as much of his organ function as possible after his cancer had spread beyond the pancreas. In January, he took a third leave from the company before resigning as CEO in August.