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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 48 ^N


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

 |9DISKOVERY
 |Cby Sue Knighten
    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

  |9VIDEO TAPE LIBRARIAN
  |Cby Bob Napp
    Create a home library of your video tapes with displays for movies,
 television, sports, and others.

^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N

  |9CONVERT
  |Cby Dan Harrison
    Conversions galore!  Move easily from one unit of measure to another for
 almost any measurement under the sun.

^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

  |9CAR COST CALCULATOR
  |Cby Richard Wong
    "Ownership has its privileges ... and its costs!"  Track the real costs of
 owning and operating an automobile.


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

  |9COMPUTER CRYPTOGRAPHER
  |Cby Robin Johnson
    Crack the code!  Solve the word puzzle to reveal the hidden quotation.

  |9RED DOG
  |Cby George Leritte, from an idea by John Straub
    Play this Old West poker game with the computer as dealer.  For one to four
 players.

^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

  |9PRINT SHOP IMAGES
  |Cby Walter Yesia
    Just in time for the new Scout year, merit badge images for the Boy Scouts
 of America.


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

 |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.

 |9REPORT CARD
    Input!  We need input!  Please tell us how we did on this issue of BIG
 BLUE DISK.

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