I have run into a problem for which I am turning to any resource, and this list
tends to be an excellent one.  First, some history...

Portion Pac, my company, obtained its HP3000 4 years ago when it purchased a
subsidiary of Borden.  The HP3000 came from Borden and replaced a Novadyne (a
what?) that PPI had been using.  Borden had obtained the HP3000 about 6 years
earlier when it bought the Serv-a-Portion business.  Back in 1981,
Serv-a-Portion had bought an Accounts Payable accounting module from MCBA.
End of History, start of problem.

Over the intervening 16 years, the MCBA AP version 1.0 stayed in use through
all three companies, with considerable customization.  Now the time comes for
Y2k work, and we discover (to our horror) that one program's source is missing!
Apparently, it never made it from Borden!  Not even on backup tapes they gave
us.

If you're familiar with the old MCBA stuff, the on-line stuff was all compiled
into a USL and one giant PROG file created.  Our missing program is one of
these - called APCHKREG.  It prints the check register and does some database
processing.

I actually have the version 1 MCBA documentation which gives a nice overview of
the program's processes.  I took 'snapshots' of our AP database before and
after the last run of this module. I think I might be able to recreate what
this program did and rewrite it.

From the list, I welcome any suggestions, hints, etc from anyone that may have
ever used this, or may actually still have it lying around.  I don't know if
MCBA still exists...there is a website for a MCBA, but no mention of HP3000.  I
may call them...but hold little hope.

Here are the stakes.  This one missing program may force us to get another
entire AP system because of Y2K.  This may not be so bad in itself...my boss
has found another HP3000 based system which would solve our problems for about
$30,000.  But HIS boss has decided this is a good excuse to scrap the 'crappy'
HP3000 and get a 'decent' Windows NT based ERP system for a mere $2.5 million.
She believes such a system can be installed and running in 3 months.  We think
she's crazy, but what do we know?  She has prohibited us from pursuing the $30K
solution, even as a backup in the slim chance her idea fails.  I just want to
give the company a chance!  All help and suggestions are welcomed (including
the one about keeping the resume up to date).

Steve Miller
Portion Pac, Inc
Mason, Ohio USA
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