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If you're wondering about the term "before present", the present is defined as 1950 for geological purposes. I'm afraid it's probably too late to correct it to 1985.

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It was set because of nuclear testing. Thankfully we made it through the 80s without nuclear war.

You probably meant 1970? :)

They might be thinking "Back to the Future" rather than unix?

you're right. they probably were thinking of Back to the Future, which was, in some ways, a far better film than Unix.

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