Grief and old computing platforms, or why Paul Ford is a genius

This article on medium.com by Paul Ford mixes the grief of losing a friend with nostalgia for old computing platforms. The way Ford weaves everything together is, to me, the mark of why he's a fantastic writer. I've been reading his stuff for years and years. I can't even express the feelings his writing evokes.

https://medium.com/message/networks-without-networks-7644933a3100