FBI memos paint Apple's Steve Jobs as driven, reality-distorting visionary

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth and alienated colleagues yet commanded universal respect, according to interviews conducted by the FBI in the 1990s.

A series of interviews with friends and associates - whose names were redacted by the bureau - painted a familiar picture of a technology visionary who intimidated associates and insisted on getting his way, but whose drive and vision inspired admiration.

The FBI in 1991 began questioning Jobs and associates as the increasingly high-profile CEO of Next Inc. began to be considered as a candidate for sensitive, presidential appointments.

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