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The second version of Microsoft's flight simulator. Just like the ones that came after, it was a very sophisticated simulator for its time. Major added features included more hardware support, more simulation variables, and many overall tweaks.
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Here is the release history of Flight Simulator v2, from http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q31/3/02.ASP :
2.Version 2.10 (May 1984)
Joystick, mouse support.
PCjr support.
RGB color support.
Better graphics.
3.Version 2.10a (August 1984)
AT support.
Dynamic windspeeds corrected.
Six missing airports added in Chicago.
4.Version 2.11 (internal update)
Corrected no color problem on PCjr.
5.Version 2.12 (April 1985)
Hercules Graphics Board, EGA (color and monochrome) support.
(Please note you cannot use the mouse with these graphics cards.)
6.Version 2.13 (August 1986)
IBM PC Convertible support.
Enhanced keyboard support.
Support of 3.5-inch disk drives.
Support for DOS Version 3.20.
Support for Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
7.Version 2.14 (June 1987)
Support IBM Personal System/2 computer.
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Old man gamer (325) on Jun 14, 2000.