^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- ISSUE 4 -- FEBRUARY 1987 ^0

^C^1Table of Contents


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

|9DISKOVERY
|Cby Val J. Golding
  Be prepared to encounter perceptive insights, sage advice, and atrocious puns 
as our editor speaks his mind. 

|9TABLE OF CONTENTS
  [You are here.]  A brief look at this month's features.


^C~4|F FUN 'N GAMES ^N

|9CRIBBAGE SQUARES
|Cby Ron O'Laughlin
adapted for the IBM PC by Chris Benoit 
  A computerized version of the popular card game.

|9THE VOTING GAME
|Cby Charlie Brown
  This mathematical model uses "voters" and the "two party system"
to demonstrate how random changes in opinions can result in the
total supremacy of one "party" over the other.


^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N

|9THE WATERGATE QUIZ
|Cby Jim Tankard
  How well do you know the events of this turbulent part of American history? 


^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

|9JOB PREFERENCE
|Cby Ed Powell
  This program helps you match your interests with possible careers.


^C~4|F BLUE REVIEW ^N

|9FASTBACK REVIEW
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
  A look at a program that lets you back up your hard disk quickly, efficiently
and reliably.


^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

|9LASER SHOW
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
|Cinspired by Glen Bredon's Laser Show program published in LOADSTAR
  This graphics program weaves many interesting patterns across your screen. 


^C~4|F THE HAPPY HACKER ^N

|9BITS 'N PCs
|Cby Dan Tobias
  A collection of programming hints and tips that lets you get the most out of 
your PC hardware and software. 

|9THE LS COMMAND
|Cby Bryan Higgins
  This installment of our "Kramden Utilities" series gives you a powerful 
directory list command. 


^C~4|F RANNDOM EVENTS ^N

|9EYEWITNESS NEWS
|Cby Richard and Lavona Rann
  A close-up look at developments in the computer industry.


^C~4|F THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL ^N

|9PC-WRITE
  This month's "Blue Plate Special" is really special -- a complete, runnable 
copy of PC-Write, a full-featured word processor from Quicksoft. 


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

|9BLUE NOTES
  This is the section where you talk to each other and to us.


^C~4|F DISKOURSE ^N

|9HOW TO DISK US
  Use this free word processor to send us your comments and questions.  Sound 
off!  Tell us what you think. 


^C~4|F SNAKE OIL ^N

|9HOMEWARD BOUND
  Read this section to find out how to subscribe to BIG BLUE DISK.


^C~4|F LAST THINGS LAST ^N

|9LAST THINGS LAST
  Information on how to transfer BIG BLUE programs to your own disks, and last 
but not least: credits.


^1For complete details on how to run BIG BLUE DISK, see the printed material
^1included with this issue.

^1If scrolling (in the menu, text, BlueLine Editor, and elsewhere) does not seem
^1to work, try pressing the "Num Lock" key.  In most cases, the numeric/scrolling
^1keypad must be in Scroll mode rather than Numeric mode for scrolling to work.