customers who had just purchased licences for the software were not notified, refunded or provided access to the software they had paid for. PCBoard after CDC Sysops continued to use PCBoard around the world, even after support by CDC stopped when the company went out of business. Help was available from many individuals who created tools and documentation for the PCBoard system. The company did not exist anymore when the Year 2000 problem, also known as the Y2K problem or millennium bug, made headline news. However, PCBoard only had a few minor problems with the year 2000 (and 2001) and fixes were made available by several individuals. The last full release version of PCBoard, version 15.3, never really caught on and most systems that were online after 1997 continued to use the previous 15.2x versions of the software. PCBoard is still in use today by nostalgic BBS fans. There is a freeware FOSSIL driver called NetFoss which allows PCBoard to be accessible via telnet under Windows. There was also a DOS based PCBoard add-on "PCB Internet Collection" which allowed telnet access by installing a (DOS-only) packet driver. Awards PCBoard programming language / PPLC compiler 1994 - Dvorak Award for "Outstanding PC Telecommunications Technology" BBS Software 1995 - PC Magazine Editors Choice Award (August 1995 Issue) 1995 - Dvorak Award for "Best OS/2-based BBS software" 1997 - Inducted (Clark Development) into the Shareware Hall of Fame in 1997 by the SIAF board Features Packet switch support Full Internationalization of dates & code page FOSSIL support for virtually any intelligent serial card(/M code) File attachment to messages Multiple daily events Full support for 2 byte international character sets Built-in .QWK message packet support Jukebox & "slow" CD-ROM support Incoming fax support Carbon-copy list support Return receipt message support Caller-ID support ALIAS support by conference area RIPscrip support for remote callers PPL (PCBoard programming language compiler) (optional) Automatic 16550 UART recognition & support Intelligent & non-intelligent multi-port serial card support Full screen text editor ANSI graphics support Full color operation Thread reading of messages Supports up to 65,535 conference (message base) areas 36 file transfer protocols supported Supports 32,767 DOORS per conference Real-time 255 channel node chat (CB chat) Long message headers for all NetMail programs including Internet, Usenet & others. Local network logins for in-house e-mail support Direct connect support for in-house serial networks & PADS Communicates directly with OS/2 COMM drivers