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From: barry@pico.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman)
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Subject: Jobs in Forbes 400
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Date: 23 Oct 90 02:59:55 GMT
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All those predicting that NeXT will fold should note that
Steve Jobs is listed in the latest Forbes "400 richest people" list as having
a net personal worth of nearly $400 million.

So, it would take a lot for NeXT to go under---they could survive off
of Jobs' _personal assets_ alone for years, never mind the backing from
Canon, H.R. Perot, etc. (Sure, much of his assets are tied up in NeXT, but he could
always borrow against these if he wanted.)

The little bio also says Jobs dropped out of Reed college after trying
LSD and eastern philosophy, worked briefly as a game designer for Atari,
and then went on to hit it big. It also says he has a daughter (but no wife).

--
Barry Merriman
UCLA Dept. of Math
UCLA Inst. for Fusion and Plasma Research
barry@math.ucla.edu (Internet)