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From: hull@hao.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Flight Sim 1.1  -  The Details
Message-ID: <874@hao.UCAR.EDU>
Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 15:15:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: hao.874
Posted: Tue Sep  1 15:15:03 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 3-Sep-87 00:39:37 EDT
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Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO
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Keywords: FSII, upgrades, features, bug fixes, announcements, JET
Summary: a different experience


About a month and a half ago I purchased the #11 scenery disk.  Like the #7
scenery disk I bought before that, it would not load in accordance with the
instructions in the manual.  In the case of the #7 disk, I was able to figure
out what the instructions should have said and get the thing running.  In the
case of the #11 disk I was not able to figure out what to do.  I asked the
dealer if he knew of or heard of anything.  He said that his distributor told
him that the #11 disk "might not work with earlier versions of SubLOGIC FS II."
I had version 1.00 initially.  After encountering the problem, I purchased a
second copy (I have two Amiga 1000s, so two disks and (more importantly) the
associated documentation would be beneficial).  The second purchase turned out
to be V1.01 according to the boot window.  It also would not work with scenery
disk #11.  Not only that, but none of the SF ILS approaches worked with it,
either: just like V1.00 (they changed some of the things in the WWII ace mode).
The dealer recommended that I send the V1.00 disk back to SubLOGIC with the
required $5 for "Failed media exchange".  I checked the manual, and it said
that I could do this, and that "If you wish to return a defective disk, please
return the media only.  We have established an efficient and very fast repair/
replacement system which promises long-run benefits to you.  Returning the
manual will complicate the system and will raise shipping costs."  Feeling
somewhat secure in having sent in the registration card for the V1.00 version
shortly after purchase, and in having in hand (at my expense) V1.01 for use
in the mean time, on July 20th I took V1.00 to the post office and dispached
it by first class mail.

Yesterday (August 31) I came home to find a new FS II disk from SubLOGIC.  
This one was V1.1 and the SF area ILS was still was out of order - it seemed
better than V1.0x but when set to autopilot lock would fly me out north of
the Oakland airport and switch to OFF.  I haven't had time to plumb the gory
details yet.  What was distracting was a note explaining how to upgrade V1.00
and V1.01 to V1.1 by transferring files off the Scenery Disk!  I checked BOTH
of my scenery disks, and found only one file on each disk - none of the update
files mentioned were present on my SDs.  There was also a warning that if I
had a V1.1 disk I should not use this procedure, as it would regress the disk
to an earlier version.  So there I was again - I had instructions, but in the
reality of things, the instructions did not apply to the environment.  I had
no way to upgrade my V1.01 disk without the SD update files.

Also yesterday - a work associate brought in a pamphlet SubLOGIC sent him
which had the content described in the referenced net articles.  In spite
of the fact that I sent in my registrations, they have not sent one to me.
That pamphlet says you can NOW get V1.2 free for the asking.  If that's really
the case, how come SubLOGIC sent me a V1.1 within the last few days?  I would
suggest to anyone that there are cracks in SubLOGIC's armor.  I recommend that
you call them to get the latest information, AND get the name of an individual
to whom you can send your disk, preferably an individual who has discussed the
situation with you.  It might not hurt to use registered mail with return
reciept, as well.  I was rather worried by the time their "efficient" system
finally coughed up a disk as a result of my paid inquiry...

Anybody else had any similar experiences?
						Best Regards,   Howard Hull
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