Congratulations! Through the magic of your computer and your NEW ALADDIN disk, you now have access to none other than the President of the United States. Yes, it's true. All those incredibly brilliant questions you've been itching to ask about world politics, death and taxes can now be directed at our nation's leader for his immediate response. Mr. Vincent Minchillo has made all this possible through his latest creation, "Meet the Pres." And you'll be able to grill the First Lady, too. They're both standing by to talk to you personally. So put on your thinking cap and we'll keep the hot line open. It's not every day you get to show Sam Donaldson how it really should be done. Okay, so now let's say you've solved a few of the more pressing problems of the planet and you want some fun, fantasy, and facts to play around with on your computer screen. Well, you have the right disks in your drives. Let's start with games. "Tiles and Tribulations" is the name of Robert Miles' computer game awaiting your challenge in "The Game's Afoot" feature, and if you're a little short of cash we have some prize money ready for the first user to solve the new "Brainteaser." Our Hollywood "eyes and ears," Chantal, chats with the ever-contro- versial Kris Kristofferson in her "Profile" column, and Elizabeth Linker follows the fascinating and often fatal trail of some of the world's great gems in "Diamonds to Die For." What side do you come down on in the great "software piracy" debate? Batteries Included's Lindsay Swartz shares his interesting perspective in "My Opinion." Dr. Sandra Park has some sound techniques to offer for developing critical reading skills in her "Reading Corner," and if you get an urge to putter around in the kitchen for a while, Gus Katsigris has a recipe for fresh peach cobbler ready for you to try in his "Tastings" department. And there's more. Lots more. Like reviews of both software and motion pictures, Jim Chaney's "Reference Shelf" for computer techies, a car- toon, a computer graphics department, and all those wonderfully curious questions and answers dear Professor Djinn presents for our enlightenment and amusement. Dorothy Freeman offers "Cycling Infinity," a sci-fi trip into computer land that may send chills up your spine; Ellen Schum describes the perils of selecting a new bank in "Dollars to Doughnuts"; and if your love life is less than you always dreamed it would be, try calling up "Delusions of Romance." We hope you'll spend many enjoyable hours with this edition of THE NEW ALADDIN. And let us hear from you. Our address and other information can be found in "Dir:Etcetera."
