Microsoft FS 1 for the Apple Macintosh (1986) In 1982 Microsoft released the first version of Flight Simulator for the IBM PC. Games crack free download. Like all other versions this one too was created by subLOGIC. Essentially this was the true predecessor of our current version with a more or less complete panel and a 3D out-of-the-window view above. The next comparable release was FS II for the Apple II in 1983 by subLOGIC itself, followed by similar releases for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800.
In hindsight it should have been called FS 3.0 for the Mac! If you want to know more about that early history (1980-1988) of Flight Simulator, its creator Bruce Artwick and the respective roles of subLOGIC and Microsoft please pay a visit to the Flight Simulator History website. Jan 28, 2011 I do wonder how 'Microsoft Flight' will compare to the old Flight Simulator, though. I've had every version of both MS FS and X-Plane over the years (yes, since subLogic Flight Simulator for Apple II and X-Plane 1.1, for which the then-current price was $499. As an Aerospace Engineering student at the time, it was worth it.).
In 1984 Microsoft released an improved version 2.10 for the PC. All these versions together formed the second generation of the Flight Simulator series. In 1985 subLOGIC released new versions of Flight Simulator II for the much more powerful Atari ST and Commodore Amiga computers, based on the 68000 processor and equipped with a Windows-like operating system. Epson driver for mac. The new versions made good use of the new menu system and, although still numbered FS II, one could argue that based on the many new features and new menu system, these versions essentially belonged to a third generation and should have been numbered version III. Around the same time Apple released its new Macintosh computer, also based on the 6800 processor. Macintosh users however had to wait till 1986 for their new version of FS to arrive.