It doesn't make sense but devices from a long time ago didn't have a whole lot of security like they once did.
You're right, that doesn't make sense.
I was a newbie then and did not understand anything so well. I'm trying to understand from those around who understood. I was not in the crypto world doing anything else since then.
It seems that even after 14 years you still have trouble grasping the concept of wallets and private keys.
"If those accounts are no longer there because they were on a much earlier device, those devices no longer exist."
I think you are talking about lost bitcoins, but I can't be entirely sure. If so, its always been a matter of backing up wallets and/or private keys. Frankly my brain hurts from trying to decipher your words. Its just plain gibberish. Please stop creating new accounts.