chicagorandy Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 And I AM old enough to remember being simply dazzled by version 1.0. How far simming has come. It does provide some valuable perspective. History of MS Flight Sims 2 "Don't believe everything you see on the internet." - Abe Lincoln HP Pavilion Desktop i5-8400@2.8ghz, 16gb RAM, 1TB M.2 SSD, GTX1650 4GB, 300 MBPS internet, 31.5" curved monitor, Logitech yoke-throttle, Flt Vel trim wheel, TFRP rudder pedals, G/M IR headset, Extreme 3D Pro joystick, Wheel Stand Pro S Dlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budreiser Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I'm with you Randy. It was either 83 or 84 when a friend installed that first version on the computer at work. Kept me awake on midnight shifts. It was so much more for wannabe aviators than building stick models and plastic kits. I remember as a kid, during the big war when everything was rationed, of receiving a cardboard airplane and hanger, and thinking how special that was. Our youth of today hasn't a clue of how far we've come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagorandy Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 Now if only I could get Flight Sim to run on my Commodore 64 -LOL "Don't believe everything you see on the internet." - Abe Lincoln HP Pavilion Desktop i5-8400@2.8ghz, 16gb RAM, 1TB M.2 SSD, GTX1650 4GB, 300 MBPS internet, 31.5" curved monitor, Logitech yoke-throttle, Flt Vel trim wheel, TFRP rudder pedals, G/M IR headset, Extreme 3D Pro joystick, Wheel Stand Pro S Dlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Wow, brought back so many memories, all good. Even in the mid-80's the early MSFS was a valuable tool that we utilized for IFR proficiency in our squadron's ready room. Flight Sim's strength as a real aviation tool is often lost with the hype and fanfare over visual accuracy and playing "a game." When I was doing weekend flight instructor seminars I always demonstrated MSFS (2004/FSX) to show how to powerful it was as an IFR trainer. With the newest MSFS about to be released, I hope that it's strengths as a real aviation training tool is not forgotten. The visual accuracy outside the cockpit would be a welcomed benefit for pre solo cross country prep, and to see what it really looks like to break out at 100 / 1/4 on an instrument approach at an airport you actually use for IFR training. Thanks for the link! Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU 1.80GHz 2.30 GHz, 8GB RAM, 64-bit, NVIDIA GeoForce MX 130, Extra large coffee-black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbiosca Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 6/25/2024 at 7:16 AM, chicagorandy said: And I AM old enough to remember being simply dazzled by version 1.0. How far simming has come. It does provide some valuable perspective. History of MS Flight Sims Lovely, thank you very much Windows 10 Home - Intel i7 9700 4.70GHz - 32Gb DDR4 RAM - GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6Gb - Kingston 512Gb SSD - Internet 1Gbps (test 600+ Mbps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagorandy Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 To really appreciate the state-of-the-art technology we now casually enjoy and maybe even take for granted, it is worth noting from whence we came. "Don't believe everything you see on the internet." - Abe Lincoln HP Pavilion Desktop i5-8400@2.8ghz, 16gb RAM, 1TB M.2 SSD, GTX1650 4GB, 300 MBPS internet, 31.5" curved monitor, Logitech yoke-throttle, Flt Vel trim wheel, TFRP rudder pedals, G/M IR headset, Extreme 3D Pro joystick, Wheel Stand Pro S Dlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 6/25/2024 at 1:16 AM, chicagorandy said: And I AM old enough to remember being simply dazzled by version 1.0. How far simming has come. It does provide some valuable perspective. History of MS Flight Sims I agree! Though I started simming with 2004, As a medical failing former aviator it put me back into the "cockpit." I am in awe of all the sims that are out there. Many of which are not Microsoft! I am a huge fan of P3D and have fiddled with a few other sims as well. Although this clip is obviously mostly an add to sell Microsoft products, thank you chicagroandy for the post. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnorris Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 My first ever PC flightsim wasn't even Microsoft. It was Flight Unlimited III. Lol CLX - SET Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9 10850K - 32GB DDR4 3000GHz Memory - GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 960GB SSD + 4TB HDD - Windows 11 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 My very first flight sim was Fighter Pilot on an Amstrad CPC464.. it wasn’t up to much tho Fast forward a few years and someone introduced me to FS4. Wow! I was blown away and had no idea such a thing existed. I was given it on a floppy disc and I was happy. First version I actually bought was 5.1 and I’ve had every version since, inc combat. Plus loads more.. including many X-Plane versions…. and Flight Unlimited 1, 2 & 3 Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_eve Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 My first simulator was on the Sinclair ZX-81 ... quite possibly the reason ! bought the machine! The machine is long gone, as is the tape, but I do still have the cassette liner I was introduced to MS Flight Simulator 1 when on a training course for PC's with "a major manufacturer" ... I came away from that with a bootleg copy on 5 1/4" floppy which I used at work during the lunch hour ... it was still a few years before I had a PC of my own at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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