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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 14 -- December 1987 ^N


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

|9DISKOVERY
|Cby Daniel Tobias
  Notes from the disk of the editor.

|9PROGRAMMING CONTEST
  CodeQuest '87, our big programming contest.

|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 FUN 'N GAMES ^N

|9DUNGEON OF DEATH
|Cby Martin Richardson
  Can you escape alive?  Fight evil monsters and recover fabulous treasure.

|9CUCKOO'S NEST
|Cby Donald M. Danvers
  Try not to let this challenging text adventure drive you insane.


^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N

|9NATIONS & CAPITALS
|Cby Domingo Vergara
  Do you know where Baghdad is?  Can you name the capital of Chile?
  If these were easy to you, you'll probably do well on this quiz.


^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

|9FRIENDLY CHECKBOOK
|Cby Garry M. Delong
  Having trouble getting your checkbook to balance?  Do your checks bounce 
  when you were sure you had sufficient funds?  This program can help you
  get your personal finances organized.


^C~4|F HOLIDAY SPECIAL ^N

|9CHRISTMAS TREE
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
  We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.


^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

|9PRINT SHOP IMAGES
  Here are 13 images designed to be used with Broderbund Software's popular
  Print Shop program.  The focus this month is on holiday images you can use
  in your Christmas cards.


^C~4|F THE HAPPY HACKER ^N

|9BITS 'N' PC'S
|Cby Daniel Tobias
  More hints to help you make the most of your PC investment.

|9A VIDEO PRIMER, Part Ten
|Cby Joel Ellis Rea
  The tenth article in a series on video display adapters for the IBM PC and
  compatibles.  This installment focuses on the EGA board.


^C~1|B * * * SPECIAL PROGRAMS * * * ^N

|9PC-GENERAL LEDGER
|9PC-PAYROLL
|9PC-ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
|9PC-ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
|Cby Jerry Medlin
  This set of four shareware accounting programs will let your business keep 
  its books.  Full documentation is included on the disk.


^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

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

|9IN THE MAIL
  Read this section to find out how to subscribe to BIG BLUE DISK.

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

