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From: oze3@quads.uchicago.edu (james daniel ozeran)
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Subject: Re: new flight sime [D[D for mac
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Date: 26 Oct 90 18:55:32 GMT
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>For months we have waited for an upgrade for Flight Simulator on the mac
>while the pc version has been upgraded two (or is it three) times.
>
As far as I know, the DOS versions of FS are up to #4, including an
aircraft editor, dynamic weather generation and moving objects.

>Yesterday I heard about yet another addition to the PC flight simulator
>line int the form of an even better scenery/aircraft designer kit.
>
I've heard it too.  It was supposed to hit the market a week or so
ago, but I haven't actually seen it yet.

>What is going on here?  Heard a rumor about some sort of legal tiff between
>Sublogic and Microsoft.  Say it isn't so!
>
Sorry, but it's true.  Microsoft filed against Sublogic regarding
their (Sublogic's) release of a new PC based simulator of large
jets called ATP-Air Transport Pilot.  The suit has thus far
resulted in a restraining order or something prohibiting Sublogic
from actually distributing their program.  Of course it may work
the other way around too.  Microsoft's new scenery editor may never
hit the shelves if Sublogic gets an order stopping them too.  After
all, I'd be willing to bet that some of the same technology is
going into both programs, and that's (as far as I've heard) what
the suit is all about.

Maybe in the meantime, they'll release the new Mac version so at
least someone can fly a good program.
>-- 
					Happy Flying,

					Dan Ozeran.


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