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^C^1When You Need a Formatted Disk NOW

   Has this happened to you?  You've just finished writing an important document
in a word processor, and are ready to save it.  At that moment, DOS informs you
that there's no space left on the disk you're using.  You need to insert another
formatted disk to save your document, but you can't find one.  What do you do?
Some programs let you format a new disk from within the program, but this is a
slow, tedious process.  Worse, other programs have no such feature, leaving you
without a way to save your data if you don't have a formatted disk handy.

   Your problem is solved: we're now selling PRE-FORMATTED disks for your
critical applications.  Since these disks have already passed through the
formatting process, bad disks are eliminated before they can get to you.  Our
disks are guaranteed 100% error-free.  So, if you want a convenient, worry-free
supply of disks for all your data storage needs, give us a call!

5 1/4" disks (DS/DD, formatted in the standard 360K, double-sided, 9-sector
format used by PC-DOS or MS-DOS 2.0 or later):

^C 50 pre-formatted disks: $38.00
^C100 pre-formatted disks: $69.00

3 1/2" disks (formated in the standard 720K, double-sided format used by PC-DOS
or MS-DOS 3.2 or later):

^C 10 pre-formatted disks: $19.00
^C 25 pre-formatted disks: $45.00

   Call us now at [phone] to order or for more information.


^C^1Uno, Due, Tre...

   Lotus-compatible spreadsheets are a standard in the IBM PC world.  If you
don't already have such a program, we've got one here: Borland's Quattro.
Produced by the software company known for successful products like Turbo Pascal
and Sidekick, Quattro has attracted a loyal group of users who regard it as
superior to the Lotus product it imitates.

   In addition to utilizing 1-2-3 macros and worksheets, Quattro can load and
use data created with dBASE, Paradox, and other popular programs.  Straight
ASCII data files can also be imported.  SQZ! Plus file-compression is included
to let you shrink your spreadsheet files by up to 95% on saving, and then expand
such files automatically on retrieving.

   You can use 1-2-3-style menus, or use the menus in Quattro's powerful native
mode -- or design custom menus of your own!  Context-sensitive help is always
available.

   Quattro includes powerful graphics features.  And, when it's time to print,
PostScript graphics are supported for laser printers and typesetters.

   Quattro is also smarter and faster than most spreadsheets: it recalculates
only those formulas that need recalculation, leaving the unchanged ones alone.

   All this is available, on a non-copy-protected disk, at a surprisingly low
price.  The $247.50 list price is a bargain already, but you BIG BLUE DISK
readers can get it for only $197.95, a 20% savings.  Call [phone] to
place your order today!


^C^1Writing with your PC

   Back in issue #4, we presented PC-Write, an excellent shareware word
processor.  (That issue is available from us for just $9.95 if you wish to check
it out.)  Since it's a shareware program, you are expected to pay a registration
fee if you wish to keep using it.  There's an alternative: you can buy a
registered copy directly from us.  It carries no obligation of further payment.
Our registered copies, at the discount price of only $69, include the program
and utility diskettes, a hardbound manual, and technical support and newsletters
from PC-Write's publisher, QuickSoft.  This is a really good deal for a powerful
word processor like PC-Write.  We use this program all the time inhouse; I'm
using it to type this text right now.  It will edit plain-ASCII files, or import
or export files in WordStar format.  Support for many printers is included, and
you can customize it for your printer if it's not one of the ones already
listed.  There's even a speling cheker -- oops, spelling checker. If you write
on your PC, PC-Write is the right choice for you, right?  So perform this rite:
write us and order PC-Write!  (Okay -- I got a bit carried away with puns here;
so, sue me.)


^C^1The Plot Quickens

   We are now making an effort to make some of the best "finds" in commercial
software available to you conveniently and economically.  In this case, we are
pleased to offer ^1Quicken^0, from Intuit.  This accounting package is ideal for
business or personal use.  It is speed-optimized: it will, in 3 minutes, write
and print 20 checks (if you have continuous-form checks for your printer); it
can look up in 1 second a check you wrote 1000 checks ago; and it can analyze
in 4 seconds your budget vs. actual expenses for a full year.

   Quicken offers macros to perform repetitive tasks for you entirely
automatically.  It will even remind you to pay your bills when they come due;
you can set it to pop up a reminder when you power up your machine, even if you
forget to run Quicken.

   Quicken's special business sections support payables, receivables, cash flow
forecasting, payroll, petty cash control, and job-, client-, and property-
bookkeeping.  It's great for doctors, property managers, consultants, and other
small businesses.  (It won't work with dollar amounts over $9,999,999.99, so if
you're dealing with this sort of big bucks, you're out of Quicken's league.  But
for anyone not at that stratospheric level, Quicken works great!  Anyway, once
you expand to the $10,000,000.00 level, you can afford to switch to a higher-
priced accounting package.)

   There's no need to alter your bookkeeping procedures, because Quicken works
just like your checkbook.  There's no accounting jargon like "credit" and
"debit," so you needn't have a degree in accounting to use it.  Comprehensive
documentation and online help is included, and free technical support is
available from the manufacturer.

   With all the kilobuck business software out there, you might expect to pay a
price 'way up in the three-figure range for a program this versatile.  But
Quicken is available for the amazingly low price of just $49.95.  Call us toll-
free at [phone] to place your credit-card order.  Specify 5 1/4" or 3
1/2" disks.  Quicken is not copy-protected, so you can keep a backup and be
assured of not losing productive time due to a disk crash.  (Back up your data
on a regular basis, too, of course.)  All in all, it's a great deal for anyone
who's looking for an accounting package.


^C^1Mail it out!

   We've released a commercial program of our own that will be of use to you if
you keep mailing lists.  ^1Mail-Outs^0 lets you keep lists limited in size only by
your available disk space, and can select sort by ZIP code, name, or other
criteria.  You can print labels or address books of all or selected names on
your list, and you can export sublists to other files.  We even include a word
processor to let you write letters, using mail-merge commands to address them
automatically!  At only $49.95, Mail-Outs is a great buy.

   Still, if you'd like to try Mail-Outs out before you buy it, a demo version
(limited to 50 addresses but otherwise complete) is available on BIG BLUE DISK
#11.  This issue, like all our back issues, is available from us for only $9.95
(less if you buy multiple issues), and it contains the Mail-Outs demo, along
with the usual assortment of quality programs and features on a BIG BLUE DISK
issue.  (Ask us for a back-issue catalog if you're curious about the exact
contents of this or other back issues, and for the price schedule for multiple-
issue orders.)

   Call us toll-free at [phone] to place your credit-card order.