EPISODE · Jul 11, 2022 · 21 MIN
The John McAfee Story Part 2
from Cyber Minds · host Narrative.fm
John McAfee was born on September 18th of 1945 in Cinderford, England to an American father and a British mother. Don, the father of John, was attached to an American Army unit stationed in the area. John McAfee primarily grew up in Virginia, but very much considered himself both a Brit and an American. Quite eerily, Don McAfee, who struggled with alcoholism resulting in violent outbursts at his son, committed suicide in 1961 when John was only 15. It made an impact on John, described in articles about the incident as “haunting,” but rather than sulk, he threw himself into his fascination with mathematics and early computers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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John McAfee was born on September 18th of 1945 in Cinderford, England to an American father and a British mother. Don, the father of John, was attached to an American Army unit stationed in the area. John McAfee primarily grew up in Virginia, but very much considered himself both a Brit and an American. Quite eerily, Don McAfee, who struggled with alcoholism resulting in violent outbursts at his son, committed suicide in 1961 when John was only 15. It made an impact on John, described in articles about the incident as “haunting,” but rather than sulk, he threw himself into his fascination with mathematics and early computers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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