Odyssey of hacker: from outlaw to consultant

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John Draper first gained fame in the '70s by discovering that the AT&T phone network could be manipulated by an audio tone generator. He shared this information with others and soon an underground movement of 'phone phreaks' was born, making phone calls free of charge. Mr. Draper served some time after being apprehended by the FBI. He helped program IBM's first mass-market wordprocessing software, EasyWriter. He made a million and lost it. Now living in Fremont, CA, he and some associates have started a computer software security service for corporate data networks.

Other staff changes & profiles, Statistical Data Included, Biography, Personalities, Personality profile, Draper, John T.

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Apple returns to profitability on strength of new portable PC

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Apple Computer Inc. reported a profit of 12 cents a share, or $43 million, for its second fiscal quarter. Sales of its titanium PowerBook G4 computers were far above expectations and contributed to the strong results for the quarter. Other contributing factors were lower component costs and the introduction of the new Macintosh OS X operating system.

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Big loss and big revamping at Apple

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Apple Computer is claiming a larger quarterly loss than expected and is announcing major restructuring plans. The company has already begun laying off employees at its Cupertino, CA, headquarters. Apple's joint multimedia software venture with IBM, Kaleida, announced the resignation of President and CEO Nathaniel Goldhaber. The announcement is generating industry speculation that Apple may be altering its strategy and reconsidering its plans with Kaleida and Taligent, a second software venture with IBM. The reorganization and staff reductions are costing $320.9 million, causing the $188.3 million 3rd qtr loss FY 1993. Part of Apple's restructuring is a plan to focus more on software.

Prepackaged software, Layoffs, Layoff, Reorganization, Third Quarter, Financial Report, Losses

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