The amount of computing power we can now squeeze into the smallest of devices is somewhat remarkable compared with what was achievable a decade ago. Looking back even five or so years and a consumer desktop system that was the best in its class would be deemed outdated if put into a smartphone of today’s standards. This is made possible simply because chip makers can increase the number of transistors on a chip significantly every year as developments in chip research advance.[1]
Back in 1965,
