When exploring the BBS you'll find a Message Area where there are messagebases on several topics. Aother place you'll find is a File Area where you can download Shareware,Freeware and Public Domain software to try at home. You'll also find variousgraphical and text files available. Again, if you have problemsor do not know how to download, ask the sysop. Yet another fun place you'll venture upon is the Doors Area.
Doors aregames specifically written to be played on BBS'es by people at home utilizingthe modem.
Door games vary from the many card and word games to many kindsof Role Playing Games. Many BBS'es offer some kindof a Time Bank so that you can save any unused time for another day when it might be needed. These banks may even allow you to gamble your time inhopes of winning more time. There are still other features avaialable on Bulletin Board Systems but as you'll see, they all vary and depending on what the sysop has configured. Some boards will offers things other boards do not and visa versa.