-> If somebody compiled the source and made it available   
      
   I have compiled the source. It's no harder than compiling a PPE. If you   
   can do that, you can build the PCBoard main executable from source.   
      
   Download the .zip file, unpack it to a work directory, see src153.txt,   
   and follow its instructions. You don't need extra tools, everything is   
   included. The resulting PCBOARDM.EXE will not check for a license. You   
   can build it for any number of nodes, but the default is 25. No one has   
   enough callers to exceed that, and higher node counts would only waste   
   memory with larger internal data structures.   
      
      
   -> make it work under today's conditions   
      
   Telnet, yes. HTTP and web, forget it. Nobody cares about your little BBS   
   web site. There are millions of more useful sites. You have no chance of   
   standing out from the Internet crowd. If you get some telnet callers who   
   enjoy an old time ANSI text mode experience, that's all you can expect.   
      
      
   -> I would be willing to even pay   
      
   The PCBoard source code is tied to the 16-bit architecture, all the way   
   to its core. It took a team of programmers at least five years to reach   
   the 15.x level of functionality, and it would take another team at least   
   ten years to untangle the convoluted mess the first team wrote.   
      
   If you're willing to take the multibox route, a Netware server, linux   
   proxy, DOS/Windows nodes, etc., then the 16-bit architecture works just   
   fine, and you can use it right now.   
      
   But if you think "today's conditions" mean a single box, Win32 version   
   of PCBoard, then I need funding for the ten year project above. I think   
   it can be done for $5 million (USD) per year, so with $50 million in the   
   bank, I can hire a team.   
      
   Soon as I get your check for $50 million, we'll get started!   
      
   :-D   
      
   --- PCBoard (R) v15.4/M 250 Beta   
    * Origin: Torres Vedras - Portugal (2:362/6)