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Could the 1980s reverse engineer a modern iphone? https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-1980s-reverse-engineer-a-modern-iphone/775816
Could the people of 1983 connect to my Macbook Pro? https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-people-of-1983-connect-to-my-macbook-pro/438039