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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- June 1987 ^N


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

|9DISKOVERY
|Cby Daniel Tobias
  A changing of the guard -- our new editor discusses the future of |9~3Big Blue 
  |9~3Disk^N.

|9ABOUT BIG BLUE DISK
  An introduction to the feature categories in |9~3Big Blue Disk^N.

|9TABLE OF CONTENTS
  [You are here.]  A brief look at this month's features.


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

|9BRICKWAR
|Cby Richard Wong
  A one or two player game based on the arcade classic "Breakout."

|9THOUSAND MILER
|Cby Karen Middaugh, adapted for the PC by George Leritte
  This grueling 1000 mile race tests your wits rather than your reflexes:  a 
  high-res version of the popular card game "Mille Bournes." 


^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N 

|9BIOLOGY 101 
|Cby R. C. McDavid and Charles K. Jervis
  This quiz program tests your knowledge of many facets of the science -- a 
  great review for upper level biology students.


^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

|9QUIZ MAKER
|Cby Alex May
  A powerful tool for teachers who use word match exams.


^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

|9ALFREDO'S TRANSPORT TROUBLE
|Cby Mike Nuzzo, adapted for the PC by George Leritte
  Our computerized hero returns for another ill-fated adventure.


^C~4|F THE HAPPY HACKER ^N

|9BITS 'N PCs
|Cby Dan Tobias
  Helpful information that lets you get the most out of your hardware and 
  software.

|9A VIDEO PRIMER, Part Four
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
  The fourth article in a series on video display adapters available for the 
  IBM PC and compatibles. 

|9THE CPNEW COMMAND 
|Cby Bryan Higgins
  A Kramden Utility for making backups of altered files.

|9SHUFFLING ALONG
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
  Source code for a realistic shuffle subroutine and how to use it in card 
  game programs. 


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

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


^C~1|B * * * THE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL * * * ^N

|9SOUTH AMERICAN TREK
  |9~3Big Blue Disk^N is proud to present ButtonWare's text adventure learning 
  game.


^C~4|F SAMPLEWARE ^N 

|9IT FIGURES
  Give this electronic calculating worksheet a workout with this demo version.


^C~4|F LAST THINGS LAST ^N

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

|9SNAKE OIL
  Read this section to find out how to subscribe to |9~3Big Blue Disk^N.

|9CREDITS
  Nice words about the nice people who do |9~3Big Blue Disk^N.
