BTW, if y'all want to see a turn-based game that plays over a LAN via TCP/IP, look at
www.freeciv.org. It's a Version of Civilization, developed for Linux, that does exactly what Socialist (and a few others) have been looking for. I'm not certain how SE4 combat would fit into the model (imagine waiting for someone to finish a tactical combat involving 30-40 ships and 100 fighters on a side!).
While I'm thinking about it, what about porting SE4 to other OS's? Run SE4 on a Mac? or a Linux box? OS/2? Any other Favorites?
Just some things to think about.
Long live the Moebius Consortium!!!!