Subj : Re: What ARE Doorgames?
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 11:46:30

On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:03:16 -0800
"Al" (1:153/757) <Al@f757.n153.z1.fidonet> wrote:

> > Huh... I see. That's a lot more simple than I thought it would be.
> > Why are they called doorgames (or is there even a specific reason)?
> >  
> 
> I'm not sure where the term doorgame originates but BBS games have
> been called "doors" since before I came on the scene.
> 
> I guess when you select an option on a BBS menu it is similar to
> going through a door.
> 
> --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
>  * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)


RBBS-PC was one of, if not the first, to use the term "door". It's like
opening a door to another set of programs that the BBS can run. The
author of PCBoard was instrumental on pushing DOOR.SYS.
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End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
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