Great toolset. This was essential once I got my revived 386 luggable going in order to get all sorts of software and files back and forth with the FTP server.
Just read your bit on how focused you felt using that. Very interesting!
I still have my ATX big case pc and won't give it up for a laptop even though it makes no sense (well it does in that I can upgrade bits as I please).
However for the most part I associate computers with work and stress these days.