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From: wiseman@tellab5.TELLABS.COM (Jeff Wiseman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Flight simulators for the Mac
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Date: 13 Feb 90 18:37:59 GMT
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In article <11393@nlm-mcs.arpa> sandro@nlm-mcs.arpa (Michael D'Alessandro) writes:
>I'm interested in purchasing a couple of flight simulators for my Macs (a Plus
>and a IIci) and would like comments from any users of the following flight
    [stuff deleted]
>Next - do any of these support color on a Mac II?

I have Chuck Yeagar. It was given to me by my brother for Christmas. I really
like it. It is NOT a shoot 'em up type simulator but rather a flight trainer
that lets you try different types of aircraft (11 I think). Some things are
oversimplified but others are quit good (my daughter of 7 flies the cessena).

I used to run it on my SE and one day I took it into work and tried it on a
MacII with standard color screen. It worked real nice (uses 16 color mode).
Furthermore, it adapted to the size of the screen so that you could actually
see more.

And THEN...Last week we got a new MacIIx with a 21 inch color screen! (just had
to try it!). IT WORKED GREAT!! It adapted to the 21 inch. When you sit close to
the screen and do a 2.5Mach flyby of one of the land objects in the SR71, it's
pretty neat!

Ground objects are plain (pyramids, blocks, etc.) but you can race against
up to three of your best races through an obstical type race course. Or you can
just take the flying lessons and learn how to make a proper approach to a
runway.

As a flight simulator and trainer, I like it and you can learn it real quick (G
toggles gear, F toggles flaps , 0-9 is thrust, etc. only about 10 keys to
learn.)

Hope this helps

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Jeff Wiseman:	....uunet!tellab5!wiseman OR wiseman@TELLABS.COM