10 Surprising Facts About Steve Jobs - Steve Jobs will long be remembered for his technological innovations that changed millions of lives. But here are some little-known facts about Apple's former CEO.
Sept. 9, 2009: Steve Jobs takes the stage at a special event in San Francisco. Charismatic showman Jobs, who traditionally orchestrates Apple's media showcases, made his first public appearance after returning from medical leave in June.
1. He tried LSD:
He reportedly said it was "One of the two or three most important things I have done in my life."
2. He dated Joan Baez:
Jobs dated the folk singer when he was in his 20's.
3. He was a vegetarian:
PETA praised Jobs for his vegetarianism and his support of animals.
4. He saved Pixar:
Jobs purchased the company from George Lucas' LucasFilm for $5M in 1986. The first film produced by Pixar under Jobs was the critically acclaimed "Toy Story."
5. He was Disney's largest shareholder:
He became Disney's largest shareholder when the company bought Pixar in 2006.
6. He was offered an internship with Hewlett-Packard ... in eighth grade:
As an eighth-grader, he called William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, to inquire about a part missing from a frequency counter he was assembling, the New York Times reports. Hewlett reportedly spoke to Jobs for 20 minutes, then offered him a bag of parts and a summer internship.
7. He and Steve Wozniak originally sold "blue boxes":
The duo reportedly built so-called "blue boxes" that could trick phones into allowing users to make free calls to anywhere in the world. They reportedly raised a total of $6,000.
8. He was homeless:
“I didn’t have a dorm room,” he said in a commencement address given at Stanford in 2005, “so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5-cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple."
9. He patented the glass staircase in the Apple Store:
He is listed among the group of inventors for 317 Apple patents.
10. He drove without a license plate for years:
Jobs drove his 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL55 for years with no official license plate, just a barcode, according to USA Today. ( foxnews.com )
Sept. 9, 2009: Steve Jobs takes the stage at a special event in San Francisco. Charismatic showman Jobs, who traditionally orchestrates Apple's media showcases, made his first public appearance after returning from medical leave in June.
1. He tried LSD:
He reportedly said it was "One of the two or three most important things I have done in my life."
2. He dated Joan Baez:
Jobs dated the folk singer when he was in his 20's.
3. He was a vegetarian:
PETA praised Jobs for his vegetarianism and his support of animals.
4. He saved Pixar:
Jobs purchased the company from George Lucas' LucasFilm for $5M in 1986. The first film produced by Pixar under Jobs was the critically acclaimed "Toy Story."
5. He was Disney's largest shareholder:
He became Disney's largest shareholder when the company bought Pixar in 2006.
6. He was offered an internship with Hewlett-Packard ... in eighth grade:
As an eighth-grader, he called William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, to inquire about a part missing from a frequency counter he was assembling, the New York Times reports. Hewlett reportedly spoke to Jobs for 20 minutes, then offered him a bag of parts and a summer internship.
7. He and Steve Wozniak originally sold "blue boxes":
The duo reportedly built so-called "blue boxes" that could trick phones into allowing users to make free calls to anywhere in the world. They reportedly raised a total of $6,000.
8. He was homeless:
“I didn’t have a dorm room,” he said in a commencement address given at Stanford in 2005, “so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5-cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple."
9. He patented the glass staircase in the Apple Store:
He is listed among the group of inventors for 317 Apple patents.
10. He drove without a license plate for years:
Jobs drove his 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL55 for years with no official license plate, just a barcode, according to USA Today. ( foxnews.com )
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