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    From Jcurtis@VERT to Digital Man on Sunday, August 24, 2025 09:33:53
    Re: Re: bug eaters
    By: Digital Man to MRO on Sat Jul 19 2025 04:07 pm

    <Jcurtis> deleted /xfer/bbs/pcbv016.r00

    If anyone downloaded this set of files and thinks they're useful,
    feel free to re-upload them to Vertrauen.

    was that the pcboard rewrite by ozz nixon?

    No, supposedly it was buildable PCBoard source from Clark Development, but updated build files

    Correct. Not a "rewrite" on github. That would take man years. Not feasbile for one person.

    Corey Blake bought a PCBoard source code license from CDC shortly before they went under. But it would not build due to missing pieces. I constructed those by hand and got it to build.

    The source-built PCBOARDM.EXE works on my test BBS. But I'm only interested in source code, not running a BBS. For that you need a TCP FOSSIL like one I wrote for Novell DOS TCP/IP. It's a chore to get Novell DOS TCP/IP configured and working. Who would want to. IDK why, unless you like to tinker with PCBoard source code.

    The deleted files are obsolete. I'm at PCBV019.ZIP now. I uploaded it to Luis Silva's BBS. That's were it belongs anyway. He was a principal distributor for CDC in Europe.

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  • From Exodus@VERT/PHARCYDE to Jcurtis on Sunday, August 24, 2025 14:10:05
    The source-built PCBOARDM.EXE works on my test BBS. But I'm only interested source code, not running a BBS. For that you need a TCP FOSSIL like one I wrote for Novell DOS TCP/IP. It's a chore to get Novell DOS TCP/IP configur and working. Who would want to. IDK why, unless you like to tinker with PCBoard source code.


    I wish someone would make a PCBoard server that just runs the PPEs. Much like the MajorBBS rLogon server that allows you to play MBBS games without having the BBS.

    ... Just another prisoner of gravity!!

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  • From Jcurtis@VERT to EXODUS on Sunday, August 24, 2025 12:26:22
    I wish someone would make a PCBoard server that just runs the PPEs.

    IDK why not. With source code you can do most anything.

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