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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 36 ^N


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

 |9DISKOVERY
 |Cby Bob Napp
    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

 |9ZAPPA ROIDZ 
 |Cby John Romero and Lane Roath
   Watch out for awesome asteroids, awful aliens, and shifting planets as you 
 clean up the asteroid belt.

 |9POKER SLOT MACHINE
 |Cby Anthony Oreglia
   You'll think you're in a Vegas casino trying to draw the highest hand to 
 increase your winnings.

^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

 |9PRINT SHOP IMAGES
 |Cby Gregory Halpin and Edward Harriger
   A varied collection of police cars, railroad cars, nuclear plants, flags of 
 Canada, sports images, and more!

^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

 |9LOANER
 |Cby Robert L. Joy
   Find out where your total loan payment really goes with this Lotus 1-2-3 
 compatible spreadsheet, featuring a 5-year amortization table.

 |9JACKET
 |Cby Herbert Bronner
   List the contents of your floppy disk on a jacket sleeve you print with this 
 template, then assemble yourself.


^C~4|F SPECIAL PROGRAM ^N

 |9PC USAGE LOG
 |Cby Charles Fain
   Track how, by whom, and for how long your trusty PC is actually used with 
 this month's feature program.


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

 |9ON THE EDITOR'S DESK
    A survey of interesting products for PC users.

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


^C~4|F LAST THINGS LAST ^N

 |9IN THE MAIL
    Read this section to find out how to subscribe to BIG BLUE DISK.

 |9MARKETPLACE
    Read about interesting products we make available for you.

 |9BLUELINE EDITOR
    Use this free word processor to send us your comments and questions.  Sound
 off!  Tell us what you think.

 |9CREDITS
    Nice words about the nice people who create BIG BLUE DISK.