https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&feed=atom&action=history1406: Universal Converter Box - Revision history2024-03-28T13:45:54ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&diff=336233&oldid=prev172.71.182.239: /* Explanation */ added info about magsafe 32024-03-01T01:55:20Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation: </span> added info about magsafe 3</span></p>
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</table>172.71.182.239https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&diff=330676&oldid=prevDanger Kitty: It's probably not. I don't know where they would get that. There's no electronics.2023-12-12T22:48:04Z<p>It's probably not. I don't know where they would get that. There's no electronics.</p>
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</table>Danger Kittyhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&diff=317944&oldid=prev172.71.146.117: /* Left side */2023-07-15T21:38:24Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Left side</span></span></p>
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</table>172.71.146.117https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&diff=311362&oldid=prev172.70.90.34: /* Left side */ pretty sure HDMI is basically standard now, but I would prefer for this comic not to become dated should I add that statement2023-04-24T11:30:15Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Left side: </span> pretty sure HDMI is basically standard now, but I would prefer for this comic not to become dated should I add that statement</span></p>
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</table>172.70.90.34https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1406:_Universal_Converter_Box&diff=297256&oldid=prevJLZ0kTC5 at 09:23, 21 October 20222022-10-21T09:23:22Z<p></p>
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