RWMIRA01@ULKYVX.BITNET (Rob Miracle) (07/14/88)
I have a question about the new flight simulator. I have read on the package that it supports VGA graphics. Does any one know if it supports the MCGA 256 color mode? Please no discussions on resolution vs. colors, I just want to know if I am going to get better graphics on my Model 30. Thanks in advance, Rob Miracle ---- Rob Miracle Bitnet : RWMIRA01@ULKYVX or RWMIRA01@ULKYVM Programmer/Analyst-II CompuServe: 74216,3134 GEnie Mail: MIRACLERW Computing & Telecomm. INTERNET : rwmira01%ulkyvx.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu University of Louisville UUCP : ...psuvax1!ulkyvx.bitnet!rwmira01
mintz@hpindda.HP.COM (Ken Mintz) (07/14/88)
> In defense of the developer, your video board should have been tested > for IBM compatibility! You can't expect program developers to have > one of every so-called "compatible" on the market. Good point. In fact, not even all IBM VGAs are 100% compatible with IBM VGA! For an explanation and a compatibility comparison of several VGA boards, see this week's (?) PC Magazine ... I think it has a VGA board on the cover. (Thumbnail explanation: IBM makes 2 VGA boards for PS/2 systems, and they're not 100% compatible!) Ken Mintz
kg0r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kenneth Gober) (07/23/88)
Here is a list of (what I regard to be) some of the more interesting graphics modes supported by Flight Simulator 3.0: PS/2 320x200 16 color PS/2 320x200 256 color Hercules InColor 720x348 16 color VGA 640x350 16 color It also has support for the EGA (320x200 and 640x350) as well as LCD display support, the standard CGA support (RGB, mono, composite), and a hook for custom drivers. Kenneth Gober kg0r@andrew.cmu.edu PS. Does anyone know if earlier versions of FS listed frequencies for NDBs (non-directional-beacons) on the included charts? Apparently, 3.0 doesn't (but my Commodore 64 SubLogic FS II charts do)
ray@micomvax.UUCP (Ray Dunn) (07/30/88)
In article <1217@micomvax.UUCP> ray@micomvax.UUCP I wrote: >In article <UWtxkpy00Xc7I2c0c3@andrew.cmu.edu> kg0r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kenneth Gober) writes: >>..... >>PS. Does anyone know if earlier versions of FS listed frequencies for NDBs >>(non-directional-beacons) on the included charts? Apparently, 3.0 doesn't >>(but my Commodore 64 SubLogic FS II charts do) > >These frequencies are listed in the readme.doc file on the disk! > It occurs to me that this info is in a readme file, it may have not always been supplied by MS, so the following is from the readme.doc file, copied without permission: ADF Information: The following Non Directional Beacons (NDB's) can be tuned with the ADF radio. Area Location North East Frequency ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Deana 17239 16536 350 Dwight 16874 16406 344 Ermin 17128 16598 332 Glenview 17295 16605 269 Kedzi 17135 16648 248 Veals 16369 16496 407 New York & Boston Babylon 17064 21190 275 Block Island 17352 21749 216 Brainard 17542 21384 329 Chup 17612 21328 388 Conda 17023 21068 373 Huder 17100 20992 378 Escondido 14928 6181 374 Swan Lake 15309 6108 257 Seattle & Tacoma Carney 21385 6433 274 Elwha 21775 6331 260 Gray 21256 6455 216 Kitsap 21407 6470 206 Mason Co 21350 6337 348 Nolla 21425 6591 362 Renton 21351 6612 353 San Francisco Casa Diablo 16854 6298 260 Chandler 16661 5751 344 Columbia 17267 5759 404 Pigeon Point 17166 4988 286 Proberta 18340 5500 338 Reiga 17287 5292 374 Sparks 17875 6213 254 Other radio and nav information contained in the file: ========================================== "Squawk" code and Transponder: Air Traffic Control (ATC) does not request a squawk code, as stated in the manual on page 39; but the transponder can be tuned as described. ========================================== NAV/COM Frequency Changes and Additions: (ILS/VOR) 110.50 Chicago-O'Hare Intl. (Runway 27R) 108.70 Martha's Vineyard (Chart indicates 108.2) (ATIS) 124.70 Buchanan (Concord, CA) 128.50 Oakland South (CA) 118.85 San Francisco International (CA) ========================================== Runway Correction: Champaign, Ill 31, 13. ========================================== Navigation Correction: Flying from John Wayne to Riverside (CA), use 244 degrees, not 215 degrees as suggested by the map. ========================================== OAKLAND Airport Coordinates: The coordinates in the manual (17367N & 5129E) place you east of the runway. To line up on runway 9R, use coordindates 17366.0452N 5123.9249E Heading 090. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ..!{philabs, mnetor}!micomvax!ray Philips Electronics Ltd. | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext: 2347 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | FAX : (514) 744-6455 St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | TLX : 05-824090
ray@micomvax.UUCP (Ray Dunn) (07/30/88)
In article <UWtxkpy00Xc7I2c0c3@andrew.cmu.edu> kg0r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kenneth Gober) writes: >..... >PS. Does anyone know if earlier versions of FS listed frequencies for NDBs >(non-directional-beacons) on the included charts? Apparently, 3.0 doesn't >(but my Commodore 64 SubLogic FS II charts do) These frequencies are listed in the readme.doc file on the disk! I have just received my MS FS 3.0 and am using it with an EGA, on a 16Mhz 386 machine. I was impressed with FS before, but this is *really* *really* good. Definitely the best home computer entertainment program I have seen. There is obviously weeks and weeks of entertainment and education to be scheduled in somehow!! -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ..!{philabs, mnetor}!micomvax!ray Philips Electronics Ltd. | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext: 2347 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | FAX : (514) 744-6455 St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | TLX : 05-824090
jcmorris@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Joseph C. Morris) (08/01/88)
In article <1222@micomvax.UUCP> ray@micomvax.UUCP (Ray Dunn) writes: >"Squawk" code and Transponder: > Air Traffic Control (ATC) does not request a squawk code, as stated in > the manual on page 39; but the transponder can be tuned as described. Nit-picking time: you don't "tune" a transponder except in the avionics shop; what you're doing is setting a 4-digit _octal_ number which is transmitted in response to a radar interrogation. It's a common problem trying to teach student pilots that there aren't displays with "8" or "9". A long-standing joke has the following appearing on an FAA written examination: (123) You have contacted Departure Control following takeoff. The controller instructs you to squawk 2158 and ident. You should: (a) Set the code dials on your transponder to 2158 and press the "IDENT" button. (b) Same as (a) but ensure that the transponder is operational by using the built-in "TEST" function before pressing "IDENT". (c) Respond with a "SAY AGAIN" request. (d) Laugh. The (genuine) correct answer would be (c), since 2158 isn't a possible answer. To the joke, of course, the answer is (d). Joe Morris