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birth mother found by, 253–55, 258 Blue Box partnership and, 29–30 business drive of, 54–55 calligraphy studied by, 40–41, 130
cancer of, xviii–xix, 266, 376, 415, 425, 452–56, 461, 476, 479–80, 482–84, 538–39, 547–51, 555
carbon microphone incident and, 10–11 as celebrity, 180–81
chairman role of, 207–9, 213, 225
charisma of, 31, 64, 112, 121, 172, 242, 245, 302, 564
childhood of, 5–12, 119 as college dropout, 40–41
commune living and, 38–39
controlling personality of, 74– 75, 137– 38, 182–83, 236, 245, 287, 288, 309, 315, 335–36, 365, 493 counterculture self-image of, 107, 162–63, 168, 331,
451
design aesthetic of, 80, 125–28, 239–40, 248 design passion of, 220–21
diet of, 14, 31, 35–36, 41, 51, 68, 82–83, 260, 454– 55, 476–77, 548–49
Eastern spirituality interest of, 34–35, 48–52 education of, 12–20
electronics passion of, 10–11, 15–17, 19–20 fame of, 106–7
fasting practice of, 36, 476, 548 final resignation letter of, 557–59 first car of, 18
first computer seen by, 8
first desktop computer seen by, 17 first experience with electronics, 6–7 first girlfriend of, 31
first work experience of, 17–18 40th birthday party of, 283 50th birthday party of, 457–58
hallucinogenic drugs used by, 31–32, 35 health issues of, 333–34, 452–53, 456, 476 hygiene of, 82–83
illegitimate child of, 88–90, 256 India sojourn of, 46–48, 570
intensity of, xviii, 38, 172, 223, 561, 564 legacy of, 306, 534–35, 567–70
liver transplant of, 482–84, 489 low pass filter of, 120–21 LSD used by, 10, 41, 384
management focus mantra of, 359 marijuana used by, 18–19, 32 marriage of, 272–74
in middle school, 13–14
mood swings of, 157, 195, 223, 548 music passion of, 19, 25–26
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ascribed to, 265–66 offensive behavior of, 5, 32, 43, 56, 64, 91, 101, 118, 119, 121–23, 124, 142, 146, 157, 166, 178, 195–
96, 198, 223, 225, 461–62, 489, 565 Palo Alto home of, 274–77, 278 patents of, 375
perfectionism of, 74, 183, 315, 513, 561, 566 philanthropy and, 105–6, 423–24, 543
as prankster, 12–13, 16, 26 in primal scream therapy, 50 product launches and, 165–67
reality distortion field of, see reality distortion field religion and, 14–15
resignation letters of, 215–16, 217, 557–59 Russia visit of, 209–10
selections on iPod of, 412–14
sense of abandonment of, 4–5, 12, 50–51 social awkwardness of, 13–14
stare of, 38, 106, 172, 191, 193, 201, 203, 206, 303 stock options matter and, 364–66, 448–50, 477 30th birthday celebration of, 188–90
Time profiles of, 106–7, 139–41 topography obsession of, 130–31 20th wedding anniversary of, 529–30
vegetarianism of, 35–36, 82, 96, 155, 185, 260, 312, 454

in White House visit, 192–93 whole-widget approach of, 137–38 worldview of, 119–20, 230, 315–16, 561
Wozniak’s remote device episode and, 193–94 yacht planned by, 528–29
Zen Buddhism interest of, 15, 34–36, 41, 48–50, 128, 262, 564, 570
Johnson, Ron, xiv 369–73, 377, 536 Jones, Carr, 275
Jones, Jeff, 524 Joplin, Janis, 57, 413 Joy, Bill, 236
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 228
Jump Back (Rolling Stones), 412 Jung, Andrea, 321, 481
Junod, Tom, 478
Justice Department, U.S., 323
Kac, Mark, 566 Kahney, Leander, 138
Kahng, Stephen “King,” 336
kanban (manufacturing principle), 225 Kapor, Mitch, 159, 188–89, 224
Kare, Susan, 131–32, 144, 152, 221, 232–33 Karen O, 500
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, xiv 248, 284–87, 288, 292, 436 ants movies rivalry and, 427–30
Kawasaki, Guy, 298
Kay, Alan, 95, 238, 474–75
Kazaa, 394, 402
Keenan, Joe, 72 Kehoe, Louise, 304, 309 Kennedy, Bobby, 331 Kenyon, Larry, 123 Kepler, Johannes, 561
Kerwin, Pam, 241–42, 244–46, 431 Kesey, Ken, 57, 58
Keys, Alicia, 413 KGB, 209 Kincaid, Bill, 383 Kindle, 503, 534
King, B. B., 413, 487 King, Martin Luther, 330
King Lear (Shakespeare), 19 Kissinger, Henry, xx, 28–29, 313 Kitchen, Steve, 196
Klein, Joel, 323, 509 Kodak, 333
Komoto, Hidetoshi, 147 Kot, Greg, 423
Kottke, Daniel, xv, 38–39, 45, 49–50, 51, 56, 67–68, 70, 86, 87, 89, 90, 140, 432, 497
Apple stock options issue and, 103 in India, 47
SJ’s friendship with, 34–36, 103 Kriegspiel (game), 35
Kumbh Mela (festival), 46
Lack, Andy, 400–401, 406, 407, 416–17, 421
Lady and the Lamp (film), 243 Land, Edward, xix, 8, 207, 567 Lang, Don, 43
Lang, Larry, 10–11, 16–17 Langer, Andy, 396 Lappé, Frances Moore, 36 lasers, 15
Lashinsky, Adam, 361, 531
Lasseter, John, xv, 238, 239, 240, 244, 284–87, 289, 290, 291, 304, 438, 446, 452, 458
animated film by, 247–48 background of, 242–43 Disney-Pixar merger and, 440–43 Pixar headquarters and, 430–32 SJ’s admiration of, 426–27
“Toy Story” idea of, 285–86
Last Tycoon, The (Fitzgerald), 189 Lauren, Ralph, 251, 370
League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD), 33 Leary, Timothy, 33, 57–58
Led Zeppelin, 402
“Lemmings” (advertisement), 187 Lennon, John, 51, 330, 331, 374, 524 Lennon, Sean, 180
Leonardo da Vinci, 80, 568 Let It Be (Beatles), 412
Levinson, Art, 321, 371, 447, 453, 454, 465, 481,
501–2, 518, 520–21, 558 Levitt, Arthur, 321
Levy, Joe, 412
Levy, Steven, 166, 355, 393, 412 Lewin, Dan’l, xv, 125, 214, 223, 231 NeXT and, 212–13, 224
Lewinsky, Monica, 278
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 487 Libya, 258
Life, 14–15
“Like a Rolling Stone” (song), 494, 570 Lin, Maya, 127
Lion King, The (film), 434, 439
Lisa Computer, 110–12, 129, 130, 144, 145, 150–51, 154, 181, 200
Atkinson and, 99–101 converted to Mac XLS, 186–87 failure of, 141, 160, 186
initial concept of, 93 launch of, 141
Macintosh’s rivalry with, 136–37 mouse of, 100–101
name of, 93
screen background of, 99–100 “Little Green” (song), 414
Little Mermaid, The (film), 242 Lockheed Missiles and Space Division, 9 Loewy, Raymond, 127
Lohr, Steve, 282

Los Angeles Times, 429
Lost (TV show), 438, 497
Lost Father, The (Simpson), 258
Lost World, The: Jurassic Park (film), 307 Lotus (software), 224
“Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word” (song), 412 “Love Lounge, The,” 432
LSD, 19, 41, 57, 107 Lucas, George, 238–40, 243 Lucasfilm, 239–41, 243 Luxo Jr. (film), 243–44, 446 Lyons, Daniel, 494–95, 496
Ma, Yo-Yo, 413, 424–25 MacBook, 347 MacBook Pro, 468 McCartney, Paul, 524
McCollum, John, 19–20, 21
Mac G4 Cube, 445, 448, 459 McGuinness, Paul, 421
Macintosh, xvii, 7, 41, 99, 207, 229, 230, 234, 239, 337, 348, 379, 396, 445, 463, 474, 513, 526, 554, 562, 563, 565, 569
Baez shown prototype of, 251 Bicycle proposed as name for, 115 bundling proposal and, 176
circuit board of, 133–34 clones of, 335–36, 447
design of, 127–28, 133–34 desktop metaphor and, 127 disk drive of, 145–47, 186, 200 engineer team of, 113–15 factory construction of, 182–84 fonts of, 130–31
Hertzfeld and, 113–14, 128–31, 161, 166–67, 190–91 hidden craftsmanship of, 133–34
icons of, 131 Intel chip in, 492
launch of, 160–61, 167–70, 353–54 licensing proposals and, 138–39 Lisa design team and, 181
Lisa’s rivalry with, 136–37 media coverage of, 165–66 Microsoft and, 173–75, 177–79 name of, 109, 142
nickname of, 186
1984 ad campaign for, 159, 160–65, 169, 187, 226, 325, 331, 516
1985 ad campaign for, 187–88 OSX system of, 366–67, 380 packaging of, 134
price debate and, 157–58, 195 QuickDraw package of, 169–70 Raskin’s vision for, 109–10, 128 research team of, 109–10 Russia sales of, 209–10
sales of, 186, 195, 295
screen of, 129–30
SJ-Gates relationship and, 173–76 SJ-Raskin clashes and, 110–14
SJ’s end-to-end concept and, 137–39 SJ’s European tour and, 184–85 team departures and, 190–92
title bar of, 131–32 McIntosh Laboratory, 109
McKenna, Regis, xv, 79, 85, 91, 93, 141, 151, 155, 162, 165, 188, 202, 215, 521–22
McLean, Don, 413 McLeod, Gordon, 508 MacPaint, 180 Macromedia, 336
Macworld, 298
Macworld conferences, 307– 8 , 322– 26, 329, 336, 339, 366–67, 385, 415, 478, 479–80, 560
Gates and, 325–26
SJ’s keynote speech at, 322–23, 325 Macy’s, 73, 164, 196
Madonna, 402, 502
Maffei, Greg, 324–25
Magical Mystery Tour (Beatles), 412
Maharaj-ji (Neem Karoli Baba), 37, 45, 46, 91, 543 Malone, Michael S., 14, 307
Manifesto (advertising campaign), 498–500 Manock, Jerry, 73–74, 117, 128–29 Mansfield, Bob, 460