Re: Steve Jobs created the Apple II??????

["Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> That sounds right.  The transformer for a linear supply would have
> been a real problem for a low-profile case!
>
> I remember that the actual design of the switching supply was done
> by Apple's first hired engineer (whose name I should remember...).

Rod Holt, a pretty smart guy himself. Jobs was responsible for the asthetics
of the keyboard and case - it's color, shape, venting, the choice to use
plastics instead of metal. It was a big deal considering the RF issues most
equipment had at the time.