[simpits-tech] Falcon 4 design notes

[Ido Dekkers]

http://www.frugalsworld.com/falcon4/f4-design-notes1.shtml

Check these out, if only Microprose let the design end properly : some
cutouts:

Another neat feature is the ability to put one of your multifunction
displays on an old Hercules monochrome monitor so you can see your radar
without giving up any screen space for it.
over 30 people should be able to play over Thin-net.
One system also had a Hercules monochrome graphics display attached, and
you could put one of the MFDs there. - AND THIS WAS AT E3 BEFORE FALCON WAS
EVEN OUT, AAAHHHH.

and for the joke of the article :

The first setup was a Pentium 166 with 32MB RAM and a Number Nine Motion
771 video card. We had two machines set up like this. People seemed to like
the display and the feel of flight. The second system was the same except
that the computer had Intel's MMX extensions built in, which improved the
frame rate about 30%.


Ido