[amelius]

Another article in IEEE Spectrum:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/a-half-century-ago-better-transist...

> A half century ago, better transistors and switching regulators revolutionized the design of computer power supplies

> Apple, for one, benefited, though it didn’t spark this revolution, as Steve Jobs claimed

[kens]

That's the same blog post, rewritten for IEEE Spectrum.