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Rod Holt: Apple's Key Engineer Forgotten After His Success - Leonardo Network

Rod Holt, an electrical engineer, played a crucial role in the success of Apple II thanks to his innovative design of a switched power supply. This advance allowed the computer to be more compact and efficient, setting a new standard in the industry. Holt, a San Francisco resident, became interested from a young age in electronics and arrived at Apple in 1976 after being recruited by Steve Jobs from Atari, where he worked alongside Steve Wozniak…
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Rod Holt, an electrical engineer, played a crucial role in the success of Apple II thanks to his innovative design of a switched power supply. This advance allowed the computer to be more compact and efficient, setting a new standard in the industry. Holt, a San Francisco resident, became interested from a young age in electronics and arrived at Apple in 1976 after being recruited by Steve Jobs from Atari, where he worked alongside Steve Wozniak…

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