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^C~1|F BIG BLUE DISK -- Number 9 -- July 1987 ^N


^C~4|F FIRST THINGS FIRST ^N

|9DISKOVERY
|CBy Daniel Tobias
  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 IN THEIR OWN WRITE ^N
|9FOUNDING FABLE
|CBy Dan Gutman
  If the medium is the message, how would the Constitution read if the Founding 
  Fathers had used modern word processors instead of quill pens and parchment?  
  Syndicated columnist Dan Gutman takes a sly look at history. 


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

|9YACHT
|CBy Edward Martin
  Before Yahtzee, there was Yacht -- an exciting dice game played by up to four 
  players. 


^C~4|F BRAINWARE ^N 

|9KING OF THE JUMBLE
|CBy Jim Weiler
  This cryptanalysis program is a powerful tool for those who like to send 
  ciphered messages -- or break existing ciphers.


^C~4|F HELPWARE ^N

|9SURVEY TABULATOR
|CBy Daniel Tobias
  A tool for compiling and analyzing survey results.

|9QUIZZER
|CBy George Leritte
  Create your own quizzes with this easy-to-use quiz presenter.


^C~4|F PICTURE THIS ^N

|9ALFREDO'S LASER LAMENT
|CBy Mike Nuzzo, adapted for the PC by George Leritte
  Our computerized hero's "Transport Troubles" reach a cataclysmic conclusion.


^C~4|F THE HAPPY HACKER ^N

|9BITS 'N PCs
|CBy George Leritte
  Hints and tips to help you make the most of your hardware and software.

|9A VIDEO PRIMER, Part Five
|CBy Joel Ellis Rea
  The fifth article in a series on video display adapters for the IBM PC and
  compatibles. 

|9THE DE COMMAND 
|CBy Bryan Higgins
  A Kramden Utility for selectively deleting files.


^C~4|F FEATURE:  TELECOMMUNICATIONS ^N 

|9INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS
|CBy Daniel Tobias
  A beginner's guide to the hardware and software needed to access on-line 
  systems. 

|9ELECTRONIC MAIL:  HISTORY AND OVERVIEW
|CBy Daniel Tobias
  A look at electronic mail -- past, present, and future.

|9THE STOCK EXCHANGE BB$
|CBy David G. Sparks
  A bulletin board system devoted to financial information. 

|9SPECIAL OFFERS
  Get online inexpensively with these deals on a modem and on subscriptions to
  electronic services.

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

|9PROCOMM
|CFrom Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
  If you have a modem, this telecommunications program can be your link to many 
  electronic networks. 


^C~4|F RANNDOM EVENTS ^N

|9Eyewitness News
|CBy Richard and Lavona Rann
  A close-up look at developments in the computer industry.


^C~4|F DISKUSSION ^N

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

|9SURVEY RESULTS
  Who you are; what you do; our subscribers reveal all about themselves and 
  their PC's.

|9BILLIE'S TAMALE PIE
|CBy Gerry Reviea
  Delicious recipe submitted by a reader. 


^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.
