"sally rolt"
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Apr 15, 2003, 6:24 AM
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Re: If you're a simmer over 30, read this!!!
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My first and second ever sim were both on a cheap home computer that never
really made it in the USA AFAIK.
ZX Spectrum computer had a flight simulator made by a company called
'Psion'. Was it the same company that later made the great personal
organisers?
It also had a superb little gem called Nite Flight. The general idea was the
graphics may look a little more effective if there were none so you used the
instruments to land a plane on an all but black screen.
Anybody remember these golden ages of flight simulation.
Now, I fly over my own house with the superb VFR English scenery.
Phil
"Charlie" <charlie@texasbluesman.net> wrote in message
news:N_Pma.79413$rd4.2995813@twister.austin.rr.com...
> My first flight sim was "Flight Simulator" by SubLogic of
> Champagne,Illinois. That same town was also the default airport for that
> sim. I believe it to be the very first commercially available PC-based
> flight sim....is that right???
>
> The original version was a B&W polygon scenery type keyboard control
with
> a clicking PC speaker for engine noise. We all played it at work!!!
>
> SubLogic then later released the same product for the Commodore 64 with
> color, improved sound, "real" scenery (at least improved) and joystick
> control.
>
> It was because of their C64 version that I bought my first computer....
>
> --
>
> - Charlie
>
> - Charlie's BLUES Songs
> - Hi-fi mp3 streaming media and downloads
> http://www.texasbluesman.net
> http://www.mp3.com/texasbluesman
>
>
>
>
> "Jim Lascola" <jimlascola@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4db3c04.0304141621.4b147773@posting.google.com...
> > > and seeing just how far we've come! Happy retro-simming!
> >
> > Talk about Retro the Very First flight Sim I Ever touched was F29
> > Retaliator.
> > Flew it with a Mouse systems TrackBall ;)
> >
> > Some names from the past
> > F29 Retaliator.
> > Chuck Yeagers Air Combat
> > Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (Heard a Vicious Rumor there is a Part
> > 2 in the works anyone hear this?)
> > F117A stealth
> > F16 Strike Eagle III Great Modem Fun
> > And then the King Was Born the Falcon Series..
> >
> > Ohh well enough of my Rantings
> > Jim
>
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