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DOORS, ONLINE GAMES AND THE LIKE
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Many of the features available on BBSes, such as online
games, multi-user chat facilities, reading periodical and
publications online, on-line shopping and more are accessed
through what are known as "doors". Technically, a door is simply
a separate program to which the BBS system will transfer control.
This is to provide many different online applications (in fact,
BID - the application you are using right now - is a door
itself).
One of the most common sorts of doors are on-line games.
These games can be a lot more exciting and dynamic than
conventional games, as you are often playing with many other
players who are real people. Typically, each time you play one of
these games you are allotted a certain number of "turns". Then