|DÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ |Dº |5Table of Contents |DºÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ |DÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 19 ^N ^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N |9DISKOVERY |Cby Daniel Tobias Notes from the disk of the editor. |9ABOUT BIG BLUE DISK An introduction to the feature categories. |9TABLE OF CONTENTS [You are here.] A brief look at this month's features. ^C~4|F FUN 'N GAMES ^N |9KITADEL |Cby Donald M. Danvers Another text adventure game by the author of Cuckoo's Nest (on BBD #14). Are you catty enough to discover what the finicky kitty is craving? |9NETWORK |Cby Bill Lemanski |Cconverted to the IBM PC by Richard Wong Test your skill in this two-player strategic contest. Capture the enemy pieces by getting three of yours in a row on the interlinked playing field. ^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N |9FIND IT |Cby David Leithauser This simple database helps you keep track of the location of your possesions, with a sophisticated search routine to find what you want even if you misspell its name. Use it to recall where you left the elusive item you're searching for. Now, just try not to misplace this program! |9THE COMPLEAT FILER |Cby Alan Farmer Now you can maintain your files through a series of friendly menus. See what files are there, step up and down the directory tree, copy files, delete files, and more. Great for hard disk users, but works with floppies too. ^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N |9PRINT SHOP IMAGES^9 Some more images designed to be used with Broderbund Software's popular Print Shop program. Games and sports are the theme this time. ^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N |9QUICKSORT DEMO |Cby John Sigle John's back with another demonstration of a sorting algorithm, this time the lightning-fast QuickSort. See the program code come to life, scrolling on the screen while the numbers sort themselves before your eyes. ^C~4|F THE HAPPY HACKER ^N |9BITS 'N' PC'S |Cby George Leritte More hints to help you make the most of your PC investment. ^C~4|F ON THE EDITOR'S DESK ^N |9ON THE EDITOR'S DESK |Cby Daniel Tobias A survey of interesting products for PC users, and news in the computer industry. ^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N |9BLUE NOTES This is the section where you talk to each other and to us. ^C~4|F - SPECIAL PROGRAM - ^N |9GOSPEL GODSPEED |Cfrom Kingdom Age Software |C(Distributed by Intelligence, Inc.) The Good Book has gone high-tech. The complete text of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) is included on disk, indexed in a sophisticated manner that allows searches by word, with single or multiple keys, in only three seconds. You'll be amazed at how fast the requested verses pop up! ^C~4|F LAST THINGS LAST ^N |9BLUELINE EDITOR Use this free word processor to send us your comments and questions. Sound off! Tell us what you think. |9IN THE MAIL Read this section to find out how to subscribe to BIG BLUE DISK. |9CREDITS Nice words about the nice people who create BIG BLUE DISK.