How can I open very old illustrator files in Illustrator CC?

I have archives of work files going back to Illustrator 1.1. Is there any way of opening these? At what point in the Illustrator development do legacy files become simpler to open? I have been working with Illustrator since 1987 so it's an important issue for me.

I guess ou have tried just opening the files?
Do the filenames have an extension?
If not, what happens if you just set it to .ai or .eps?

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