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^CSue Knighten

 Welcome to the 50th Issue of Big Blue Disk.  George Leritte and Softdisk's Art
 Department provided an excellent Fabulous Fifty display on our opening
 graphic title screen.  I wish all of you could have experienced it.

 This issue represents several milestones in Big Blue Disk history.  The oft-
 requested new version of Datebook is here, Datebook II.  Bob and Richard have
 done an impressive job of adding many of the features our readers requested as
 improvements to Datebook.

 You will find an exciting new game, Catacomb.  This game was also created by
 Softdisk Publishing for our readers' enjoyment.  It is an example of the
 quality arcade-type games which will be presented in our newest sister
 publication, a bimonthly arcade games disk.

 Since this issue marks our 50th observance and coincides with the beginning of
 the Holiday Season, we decided to include the most popular Christmas feature
 we've ever published:  Electronic Christmas Cards.  For those of you who
 already have this feature, we hope it will remind you to use it and send these
 very unique "cards" to friends with new PC's.  For most of you, having become
 part of the Big Blue Disk readership since the original publication, I know
 you will enjoy every one of the combinations.

 Have a wonderful holiday season!

                                                Sue