simulators Old In 1986 I got my first flight simulator for the PC at home. The software is a version of Flight Simulator subLOGIC, originally made for the IBM XT. The version I had was specially adapted for the Commodore 64. Let me tell you, life was not good. The graphics were songs, heavy controls and forget about the functions of play The C-64 had no mouse, to memorize a long list of keyboard shortcuts was the only option.
Many things have been beyond the capabilities of the C-64, but it was a good machine for its time. With 64 KB of RAM and an impressive 4.77 MHz Processer he was one of the most powerful computers available for home use. flight simulator Chuck Yeager do not work very well on him, you. But the world was all false consist of basic shapes such as squares and triangles. And F-15 by MicroProse was also big game on the C-64. Even if you spent hours in a pristine landscape to bomb an empty triangle, it was a challenge.
In the 90s when the 386 machines started out there were a lot of good flight simulators on the market. Microsoft has several versions, each better than the last. And came out with MicroProse F-15 2, for the 386. As time had 512K of memory standard in a machine, unless you want to mess with an expanded memory card.
The hardware has come along way since the days of the C-64, Apple and IBM-2-XT. Today, you can get Flight Sim Pro. With many aircraft and large landscapes galore. There are more than 100 planes and helicopters to fly. Realistic and 20,000 locations worldwide. And there is still time variable, as in the real world. You can also fly online with other users using the Google Map integrated.
The C-64 is staying in the closet yet.
Posted on April 22, 2010.
