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angrychair

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17. Yes...hopefully

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 01:06 PM

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So unless they actually delete the old code (can't imagine why they would) it will still be there.
That code runs on a completely different type of system so there is no cross over.

This effort would require its own hardware and software.

So, barring them doing something stupid, it should theoretically be possible to restore the old system.
Problem is it's not that simple. The complexities involved here are mind numbing. It's an system of code, tightly wound around old hardware. Once it's turned off, it may never come back up again the same way or at all

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Yup. Ms. Toad Friday #14

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