PCMan X is a free and open-source solution for cross-platform BBS browsing.
PCMan X is a newly developed GPL`d version of PCMan, a full-featured famous BBS client formly designed for MS Windows only. It aimed to be an easy-to-use yet full-featured telnet client facilitating BBS browsing with the ability to process double-byte characters.
Some handy functions like tabbed browsing, auto-login and a built-in ANSI editor enabling colored text editing are also provided.
Developed with wxWidgets, a powerful cross-platform library, currently Mac OS X, most UNIX-like systems, and MS Windows are supported by PCMan X.
Here are some key features of "PCMan X":
· Multilingual user interface: Currently English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese are already supported. · User friendly and freely available · Source code opened under GNU General Public License · Tabbed browsing · Built-in ANSI editor enabling easy colored text editing · Automatic BBS login · Automatic hyperlink detection opening browser window when links are clicked · Correct processing of double-byte characters such as Chinese ones · Automatic double-byte characters detection when typing · Favorites menu bookmarking your favorite BBS sites · Built-in list containing address of lots of BBS sites · Toolbar icons are customizable