-> 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)