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Clearly there are a great many kinds of full-fledged and fractional billionaires. There are the inheritors and the self-made, the legit and the tainted, the inventors and the investors, the generous and the tight. Some shun the spotlight, like 94-year-old shipping billionaire Daniel K. Ludwig. Others crave it, like former self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump. Sam Walton, who'd be the richest businessman in the world, Forbes says, if he hadn't divvied his $18.5 billion Wal-Mart stake among his family, is famous for his battered Ford pickup, while the late Bhagwan Rajneesh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, Herbie, Don't Be Ridiculous | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

After infiltrating some of America's most sensitive computer banks, is there any challenge left for a digital desperado? Only to go legit, say three former members of the notorious hacker group, the LEGION OF DOOM, who have quit the outlaw game to start Comsec Data Security. The Legionnaires claimed an 80% success rate in penetrating computer networks, and now they want to teach private industry to protect itself from the next generation of intruders. "You can't put a price tag on the information we know," says Scott Chasin, a Comsec partner. But they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After You've Beat 'Em -- Join 'Em | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

...know what you're thinking. Handwriting analysis? Why not simply take a tarot card reading and be done with it? But Kurtz is legit. She has a corporate letterhead and she's been on ABC news and everything. Trust me, she has a system...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: The Content of His Character | 5/10/1991 | See Source »

...need confirmation that dad is a legit S&S [Alumni Schools and Scholarship Committee participant] because this is a `luxury' case otherwise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Excerpts From Federal Report on Harvard Admissions | 11/2/1990 | See Source »

...people who have to check IDs say they have a number of ways of telling what' legit and what's not. Here are some of the telltale signs of a fake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ID Do's and Don'ts: Some Tips From the Pros | 10/17/1985 | See Source »

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