JOHN DRAPER AMERICAN COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND “PHONE PHREAK” Presented by Macie Franklin

John William Draper Born in 1943 Son of a United States Air Force engineer Spent his childhood building things using discarded military components from around his home Home radio

Military Career Enlisted in the Air Force in 1964 Devised access to local telephone switchboard to help his fellow airmen make free calls home Honorably discharged from the Air Force

Post-Military Studied at De Anza College in Cupertino, California Worked as an engineer for KKUP, community radio station

Most Notable Work: Phone Phreak Used a plastic whistle from a Captain Crunch cereal box to imitate tones used in telephone system Explored phone company’s system Eventually spoke to President Nixon in the White House by navigating through multiple telephone systems and matching tone with the telephone company

“Captain Crunch”

Friends While studying in California, John Draper met Steve Wozniak, who introduced him to Steve Jobs. He helped them build the “Blue Box,” a device that would produce phone tones.

Arrest In 1976 and 1978, Draper was arrested for phone fraud and served two prison sentences. Wrote EasyWriter while in prison The first word processor for Apple II

Help John Draper Established a Qikfunder to pay for medical bills when his health was declining “Multiple debilitating health issues landed John Draper in the Hospital (for over a month) where had had to undergo multiple surgeries, rehabilitation programs and even fight for his life (suffered a cardiac arrest under anesthesia). John is a fighter and managed to overcome the worst; he was released a few days ago and is getting ready to continue his rehabilitation program as he now wonders how he will sustain himself.”

John Draper – Today Find him on social media! Facebook: John “Crunch” Draper”

Extra Links Below are additional sources that provided interesting information about John Draper and his developments. TRUE CRIME: John Draper, the original whistle blower. IMDB Biography: John Thomas Draper Fans raise cash to help phone phreaker…