Oldies but goldies not fashionable anymore? :)
7.0.X and did you mean Boonex or Apache's by required modules? :)
Not sure what is a default look of the htaccess but the rewrite rules haven't been touched, the only additions are changes in IfModule mod_php5 of course and added mod_expires, mod_headers and mod_gzip rules. I know I'll have to replace gzip with deflate after the upgrade. I'm just trying to collect all the relevant info - and toilet paper! - before (if) the zombie apocalypse hits my neighbourhood (server). Lol.
1.3? Geeze, that's old. What version of Dolphin are you on? If it's 6.1 -> 7.1, things should keep working, as long as the required modules are loaded. I'm assuming the .htaccess file has been left to its defaults.
Edit: Moved.