In fifth grade, Jason used BBSes to find games for his Commodore 64. While doing this, he gained access to a calling card number, which he used to connect to foreign bulletin boards to get games not available in the United States. Soon after, he was visited by Secret Service agents, who confiscated his computer. There is no evidence that he ever gained access to the Department of Defense's War Operation Plan Response computer, or that he had a girlfriend who looked like Ally Sheedy.