Steve Jobs secretly named a computer after his daughter, but claimed he was ‘not the father’

Silicon Valley has some of the most intriguing stories about the lengths founders go to achieve success, but a lesser-known story about Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, is now gaining attention. In 1978, Jobs denied being the father of his newborn daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, while Apple secretly developed a computer that would later carry the same name. Decades later, Lisa’s memoir, Small Fry, reveals her complex relationship with her father, showing how his denial and eventual admission affected her life.

Steve Jobs and the Lisa computer

According to an excerpt of the memoir published by Vanity Fair, on May 17, 1978, Chrisann Brennan gave birth to Lisa in a small farmhouse in Oregon. Jobs was in a long-term relationship with Chrisann at the time and was not present at the time of Lisa’