Microsoft licensed Flight Simulator from developer Sublogic for
release as Microsoft Flight Simulator. Meanwhile, Sublogic continued
to develop its own versions, from the original Flight Simulator for
the Apple II, to Flight Simulator II, which also made its way to many
popular consoles from the time.

The Flight Simulator series can be split into several generations,
with the original Flight Simulator considered first-generation, and
Flight Simulator II for the Apple II and various consoles considered
second-generation. The third generation of Flight Simulator was also
released as "Flight Simulator II", but for more powerful machines, and
with additional functionality and better graphics.

Microsoft Flight Simulator for the Macintosh is technically an
adaptation of the second-generation version, but also incorporates
some third-generation features. As such, the Macintosh version could
be considered "Microsoft Flight Simulator II for the Macintosh"!

There are two websites dedicated to the history of Flight Simulator
II, as well as a Wikipedia page on "[History of Microsoft Flight
Simulator][1]", which details the various generations referred to
above.

Historical information, as well as instructions for running Microsoft
Flight Simulator for the Macintosh, can be found [here][2].

See also: [Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0][3]

(v1.02)

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k

System Requirements

Macintosh 128k, 512k, or Macintosh Plus.
B&W (1-bit) monitor. (External color monitors will not work.)
Disk must be booted from the internal drive.

Notes

> This crashes if I try to run from my own disk. It is meant to boot
> from the disk image (in the download). I've not successfully
> controlled the plane, but you might have some luck. No mouse will
> appear (at least in my case), so everything is keyboard.
>
> ? Snowyfox16

If the mouse cursor disappears while running Microsoft Flight
Simulator in Mini vMac: "That's solved easily by switching to 'full
screen' mode (by holding down [Ctrl] and pushing the F key). When
switching back to 'normal' or 'magnified' mode the cursor should
remain visible."

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
  [2]: http://fshistory.simflight.com/fsvault/msfs1-mac.htm
  [3]: http://macintoshgarden.org/games/microsoft-flight-simulator-40

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