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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 45^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 FEATURE PROGRAM ^N

  |9DOS S.O.S.
  |Cby Martin Richardson
     Become a power PC user with DOS S.O.S., the complete online DOS reference.
 DOS S.O.S. provides quick access to standard DOS commands and lets you execute 
 any with a single keypress.  Detailed information about each command is 
 available, putting you in charge of DOS.  


^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

  |9SIMPLE FORMAT
  |Cby Bob Falk
     Format floppy disks quickly and easily!  Select drive, enter volume label, 
 and specify format type.  Menu-driven for ease of use.  Supports both 5 1/4" 
 and 3 1/2" disk formatting.  The perfect program to format quantities of disks 
 fast!


  |9CHIME
  |Cby A.P. Bodnar with additional enhancements by John Romero
     Keep up to 20 appointments with this memory-resident alarm clock.  Let 
 your PC remind you of important meetings and times -- automatically!  Chime 
 lets you specify the time of an appointment, frequency (one-time, daily, 
 weekly), and even a message.
                        

^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N

  |9HOW TO WEIGH AN ELEPHANT
  |Cby Merit Software, PC version by John Romero
     Turn your PC into a teaching tool that's loads of fun for the kids!  How 
 To Weigh An Elephant teaches children aged 4-7 all about sizes and measuring 
 differences.  


^C~4|F A TASTE OF... ^N

  |9LHX ATTACK CHOPPER
  |Cby Electronic Arts
     Fly a state-of-the-art helicopter through enemy territory, evade guided 
 missiles, and attack a terrorist base in the desert in this exciting limited 
 version of Electronic Arts' newest release -- LHX Attack Chopper.  Take off, 
 navigate your way to the target, fly low to avoid radar, survive missile 
 attack with chaff and flares, and zero in your rockets and cannon.  A superb 
 game that -- even in this limited form -- is hours of entertainment!


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

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

 |9ON THE EDITOR'S DESK
    A survey of interesting products for PC users, and news in the computer
 industry.


^C~4|F LAST THINGS LAST ^N

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

 |9BLUELINE EDITOR
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 off!  Tell us what you think.

 |9CREDITS
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