Thank you for selecting this MicroHof product!

MicroHof makes small (and large) programs that are fun and useful.  We
make games, applications, utilities, etc.  We can make a small version of
almost anything you could want, and big expanded versions of other things.
We are only limited by what we know how to do, which is a lot.  Here's a
taste of our programs...

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Finished & available programs (May 1997) :

-=-=< Regular Program Library >=-=-
INSULT - A random, customizeable insult generator.
SHOOTEM - A shoot 'em up game starring Barney, Elmo, & more!
LAST10 - A SpitFire BBS last 10 caller bulletin generator.
ATTACK! - An arcade style game pitting you against endless TIE-fighters.
MHDIARY - A secure utility for keeping your activities recorded.
FILECHOP - A text file line-shortener that wraps words to cut width down.
MHSEARCH - Search any number of files for an ascii string.
MHEMBED - A utility for embedded one file into another.
MHFONT - A Super VGA font editor (includes 50 fonts).
MHTYPE - The perfect typing tutor for any skill level.
MHFIND - Search your hard drive for files!
README - Create your own README.EXE files!
COLORS - A MicroHof .MHC Color Scheme editor.
CURSORED - A MicroHof .MHM Mouse Cursor editor.
MHCODE - Decrypt secret codes with this handy crack utility!
MHLIB - MicroHof's first QBasic toolbox, featuring 50 routines!
PACBOY - A Super VGA clone of the arcade classic, including 30 levels!
PACGIRL - A Super VGA clone of the arcade classing, featuring PacGirl!
JIMBOB - JimBob & The Jelly Bean Search, an adventure down on the farm!

-=-=< THE Text Enhancer >=-=-
THE Text Enhancer - Browser for .VOLume files, that enhances text
                    with sound, graphics, and interactivities!
                    Make your publication the best around!
THE Humor Magazine - MicroHof's monthly magazine, beginning in
                     January of 1997, for use with THE Text Enhancer.
MHTKIT - The utility for constructing .VOLumes for use
         with THE Text Enhancer.  Includes the following:
            * CURSORED - A VGA mouse cursor editor.
            * COLORS - A TTE color scheme editor.
            * MHFONT - A Super VGA font editor.
            * MAKEIND - Index file generator.
            * EXE2VOL - Final-step converter.
            * VOLUME.TXT - Detailed assembling instructions.

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Coming soon (as of May 1997, in proposed order of release) :

MHTUT - Professor Whirlygig assists you in learning your favorite (or
        least favorite) subject!  Includes Justin Gartin's Spanish
        Tutor, and instructions for creating your own tutor files.
        Made for teachers & students, with learning modes, quiz
        modes, and even a fun game!
MHTHROW - A remake of the famous projectile-based arcade games.  Enter
          a velocity, an angle, choose your landscape and weapon, and
          come along for the ride!  You're a Whirlygig trying to knock
          another Whirlygig's nose off.  Duel nose-to-nose with a friend!
TRIBBLES - A complex strategy game starring Star Trek's
           loveable furballs.  (Finished with development, waiting
           on level programming!)  You're a Tribble trying to
           join Starfleet, but the road won't be easy.  There are
           plenty of obstacles and training courses in your way!
PIPE PROBLEM - Plumber Whirlygig needs help, and guess who it's up to?
               That's right, a paid professional!  In other words, you.
               But you aren't paid.  Help Mr. Whirlygig complete maze
               after maze of pipes in order to save the world - ok, maybe
               not the world - from flood!
INVADER - A galactic conquest game in which you must defend
          your planet, capture your enemies' bases, and collect
          crucial resources.  Super VGA!

And more ideas are on the drawing boards.  Get ready, get set, because
here comes an exciting year of MicroHof programs.

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Most of the finished programs are available on our
temporary WEB site, shown below.

     WWW   : http://microhof.home.ml.org

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A Little More About Us :

      We program everything using QuickBasic.  QuickBasic, we say?  YES!
   Don't jump to conclusions!  QBasic is very powerful if you know how to 
   use it.  We do the best we can...

      MicroHof consists of Brian Hof, Connor Reynolds, and Justin Gartin,
   all of Marshalltown, Iowa.  Others have come and gone, but we are the
   original three.

      We began most of these concepts on an old Tandy 1000 8086/88 7mhZ
   computer.  Amazing, eh?  Took forever... Now I (Brian) have a P-100 with
   a bunch of other goodies, and I can program bigger and better things
   with my new system.  Connor uses a 486-DX2 Gateway 2000 (moo!) and
   occasionally a little teeny GateWay LCD display laptop (it hurts my
   eyes).  Justin is stuck right now with a 486 SX-25 and 2 megs of
   memory.  We'd love to know what you think about our programming...hate
   mail or otherwise.

      You can recognize our products by the little light red/cyan MH, or
   MicroHof.  Thanks for reading this DOC - reading DOC's is something I
   often neglect to do...  :)

                                                        - Brian Hof
                                                           MicroHof
