If "Back to The Future" were a thing today, what would be the contrast?

[dorvann]

Here is a thread that is tangential related to time traveling back to 1991:

Could the people of 1983 connect to my Macbook Pro?

In this thread, Sampiro raises the intriguing possibility of spending a month in 1983. I mention bring my computer back to 1983, and wonder whether the people then could connect to it. I’d like to expand on that question here. So… a Macbook Pro. In 1983. Let’s assume that it has the power adaptor and power cord, but no other accessories. How would people in 1983 be able to connect to it? It has no RS-232 serial port, no VGA port. There’s a DVI port for an external monitor, but that’s output o…