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^CBob Napp

    With Big Blue Disk #32, we usher in the long hot summer months.  Just 
 another reason to grab a glass of iced tea and curl up with your computer.  I 
 don't know about all of ya'll (you guys for you northerners), but around here 
 it gets hot.  Believe me, I won't be straying too far from my nice cool 
 office! 

    This month I thought I might introduce you to the people responsible for 
 Big Blue Disk.  First there is our inspirational leader from the north, ^1Mike 
 ^1Amarello^0.  He holds the title of Editor-in-Chief and is responsible for 
 coordinating the production of all publications at Softdisk.  For Big Blue 
 Disk, he has been helping out by producing spreadsheet templates (the first of 
 which is contained in this month's issue).  

    ^1George Leritte^0 is the Associate Editor for Big Blue Disk.  George has 
 been working for Softdisk for about 2 1/2 years.  As the Associate Editor he 
 is responsible for pulling the elements of each issue together, but he has 
 also been one of our most prolific programmers.  Brushstrokes, the Print Shop 
 Utilities, Klondike, and the Label Printer are all examples of George's 
 programming prowess. 

    ^1Jim Row^0 started out as a programmer for Loadstar, a Commodore 
 publication produced by Softdisk, but is now an Assistant Editor for Big Blue.  
 As well as working on various projects for our magazine (you should see one of 
 his creations next month), he is also responsible for our testing program.  
 Each issue of Big Blue Disk goes out to various testers across the country.  
 He helps by coordinating their responses and verifying that all problems are 
 solved before we publish. 

    ^1John Romero^0 is the newest member of the Big Blue staff.  He is an Apple 
 II and Commodore 64 programmer that finally saw the light!  As Assistant 
 Editor, John will convert some of the great programs that we have published on 
 Softdisk, our sister publication for the Apple computer, to the IBM PC.  His 
 past experience includes stints at Origin Systems and Inside Out Software 
 working on conversions of software between the Apple II and Commodore 64 
 computers.  

    These are the people I have to cope with each day at work.  America should 
 thank Softdisk for keeping them off the streets!  Actually, these guys are all 
 great individuals to work with.  I look forward to coming to work each day 
 because I know that I work with some of the best! 

    Til next month . . .