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Download the hottest add on of the month direct from msfs2000.com. Each weeks' download is picked for out of hundreds for its individuality, standard of design and quality. February 2002's download is:
d-abfx.zip (2159 kb)
A Boeing 737-200 painted in Luftansa's old colour scheme. This FS2000/2002 model features a full compliment of moving parts including rolling wheels and steerable nose gear alongside hi definition textures. By Teffy Gaff & Misha Kovacevic.
Alternative download URL's - This download can be found at http://www.flightsim.com and http://www.avsim.com
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The two of the most usefull additional downloads for MSFS2000.
The above download is an essential file for pilots as it contains information such as elevation, runway surface and ILS frequencies for just about every airport covered in Flight Simulator. Once unzipped the file opens in Microsoft Excel (97/2000).
Removes the Twin Towers from the New York Scenery in FS2000.
For guidelines on improving your frame rate on lower spec machines (sub 450Mhz) download this guide. Once unzipped the guide is in .doc format and opens in Microsoft Word.
Site last updated:
15.52 (GMT) Saturday March16th 2002
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Welcome to the new and improved msfs2000.com (V 2.0), your best source for links to other great FS X, FS98, 2000, 2002, CBFS & CBFS 2 sites. To find the download or information that you are looking for, pick one of the links under the section that interests you. Incase you get confused remember, link is at the top and the links description is always underneath it.
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Important notice - MSFS2000.com's contract ends on the 31st of March. Becuase of this you will no longer be able to find the site at its current address (msfs2000.com). The site will still be available for use however - the new address is http://www.geocities.com/richardjstanley Also the sites email functions will no longer work, if you want to contact the webmaster the new email address is [email protected] - Richard, MSFS2000.com Webmaster
If you find a site not listed or have created your own FS site, get in contact with us and we'll put a link to your site on our page. To do this click on the link entitled 'contact' to the right of the page.
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Technical help required! As you may have noticed, some elements of the site are currently not functioning correctly, particually the 'quick jump' bar. If you have experience with Frontpage 2000 or Dreamweaver and think that you can fix it, please save this page, make the necasary changes and then email the page back to me at [email protected] This appeal has been made due to lack of time on my behalf to maintain the site properly. Unfortuantly we can not offer any form of monetary award but will be happy to acredit you on the site and add a link to a webpage that you have created.
Remember, if you can't find what you are looking for on this site, why not try out our search engine site? Using the search bar you are granted the option to search all of the major sites including Yahoo, Alta Vista and Google. Link to our search site by selecting this link 'Search the web'.
Due to the influx in international visitors to the site, we have decided to translate the main page so that it is easier to navigate for people with English as a second or third language. Click below to access MSFS2000.com in:
On the sites linked to below you will be able to find a variety of aircraft that are ready to be downloaded and used in FS98 and 2000. If you do not already process a copy, you will need to download a trial version of Winzip to decompress the files. Winzip can be downloaded at the bottom right of the page.
To use this site you have to become a member, joining up only takes a few minutes and is free and very worthwhile. This site deals with a number of different simulators but mainly FS98 and 2000. They have lots of planes available and the site is searchable using a specially designed search engine.
This is a great Czech Republic site that contains hundreds of different aircraft and is totally searchable by air craft type, air line or both.
A Flight Simulator 98 page, most FS98 files will work in FS2000.
http://www.planesimulation.com
Top notch site of FS 2000 downloads including many aircraft.
A multitude of add on aircraft for FS2000.
A huge library of plane downloads for use in FS2000 and 98.
A Nordic flight simulator site hosting quite a few aircraft downloads.
A good site in the terms of downloads
Dreamfleet are a group of sound, panel and aircraft designers who have set to work on creating some of the most realistic add on packages around for FS2000. Downloads are free but take some time but are however, very much worth the wait.
http://www.project-opensky.com
Download the highest quality 747-400 and 767-300 models available for free. Download the aircraft in an ever increasing variety of liveries or download a blank model and paint it your self.
http://www.embryriddlefleet.com
This site has much the same idea as Dream Fleet, the company creates high quality add on planes and makes them available for download over their web site. Aircraft include the Piper Seminole, Socata TB-9 Tampico and the Piper Cadet.
Common downloads such as panels, planes etc
An Austrian FS98 and 2000 site with a nice design and lots of planes.
This site is growing every day, it has a good number of planes including some hard to find aircraft.
Has some strange planes if you can get the site to work.
Brilliant amount of aircraft downloads for FS98/2k
A very well designed, professional site that offers a wide range of aircraft and a search facility.
A great add on site hosting such downloads as planes and scenery.
A collection of Airbus aircraft for flight simulator, also included are sounds and panels.
Common downloads and information on MSFS.
Some files to download but much too many adverts for non flight sim related products.
High quality freeware add-ons for FS95/FS98/FS2000. Aircraft,
scenery, panels,
adventures and utility. File search engine. Forums and articles. Top files
ranking, Top FS sites. FS Links directory. WAPSite to browse from mobile
phones.
Looks to be your average flight sim site with features such as link and downloads (in Dutch).
http://simflight.com/cs/1_index.html
This is a bit of a weird site, the person who made the site also makes his own planes and puts them onto the page. You can find some real strange pieces of aviation here and request that he builds planes that you want.
A fairly old site hosting some downloads for FS 2000 but mostly for previous evolutions of the sim.
http://members.aol.com/keitht777/helipad.html
An extra aircraft site that has been dedicated to helicopters for FS98/2000.
Cheap and cheerful affiliate site of flightsim.com network.
http://home.onet.co.uk/~rdavis/fs/
A personal site specialising in RAF and British Airways planes.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7109/aircraft.html
An entire site dedicated to strange, odd and hard to find aircraft.
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~cslattery/index.html
Looks like a first try site but has a surprising amount of aircraft, mostly designed for older simulators.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
Great amount of aircraft designed for FS2000.
http://theflight.yourcgi.com/files/
18 FS98/2000 aircraft.
http://www.aircraftmainframe.com
Might be promising once it is finished.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7479/
Flight Simulator 98 site, quite a few aircraft in different airline colours.
http://members.tripod.com/rfkam50/
Planes, panels and links for new FS 2000 users.
These panels can be downloaded to replace the default panels on any imported aircraft. For information on using installing the panels, look in the Tutorials section.
Flightsim.com can always be relied upon to supply vast amounts of everything to do with flight simulators and it's FS2000 section is no exception. When selecting a panel, make sure you don't download an update instead of a full panel because the updates are just a few new files for an older version of a panel whilst an actual panel contains all the files you need to add a new panel.
A massive 500+ panels for use in FS2000.
Download extra panels for FS2000.
http://www.planesimulation.com
A variety of the newest panels available.
Quite a few panels here, this site also hosts a number of gauges that can be used when creating a panel.
Many add in panels to be found on this Gbesoain flight sim page.
Some panels can be found here for a variety of different aircraft.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
Nice amount of panels that have been specifically designed to run with FS2000.
Searchable site that has a good number of panels for a wide variety of aircraft.
http://home.onet.co.uk/~rdavis/fs/
A small amount of British airports that can be installed. Formats differ a little from FS 96, 98 & 2000.
Patches modify your copy of FS2000 and correct any bugs or glitches that the original version may have been carrying. It also adds new features to the game and makes your copy compatible for internet multiplayer games (the latest patch is usually required when playing across the net to insure that all of the players game versions are the same and there are no conflicts between different software versions)
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000
The official Microsoft site where you can always find the latest patch. Downloads are usually fairly fast.
You should be able to find the latest patch to FS2000 here at the home page of this British PC games magazine.
The home of downloading, here you will be able to find the latest patch for FS2000 and the last patch for FS98 as well.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
Here you can find the newest patch and a host of other downloads.
http://www.microsoft.com/directx
Update your driver set to the latest version of Direct X to get the most out of your system.
On these sites you will find some guidelines for playing FS98 and 2000. They will advise you on how best to handle such situations as landing and take off.
Once logged in you will be able to track down all sorts of helpful guides for playing FS2000.
http://www.members.xoom.com/rayport/
A class site here, this site has been specially set up for those wanting to learn to fly within FS.
http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/index.htm
One of the most useful sites for flight simmers on the net, this site has been created especially to educate people how to navigate in flight simulator. Included on this site are detailed examples and walk throughs' to help you become a proficient navigator.
http://www.members.chello.at/richard.stefan/
A database of NAVDATA homepages, useful to those who use Navdash etc.
A useful site if you are unsure of facts about airports in the U.S. such as elevation and usage. Includes a searchable database.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
Go to 'Hints' and you will presented with a number of options, mostly about how to get the most out of the sim.
http://www.aopaflighttraining.org/microsoft/index.cfm
Official site of Aopa, the flight training association who sponsor MS Flight Simulator. A highly comprehensive site.
These tutorials are step by step guides to installing such downloads as new planes and scenery and will show you how to tweak FS98/2000 to get the best out of it.
Some very good guides to installing Aircraft, Scenery, Panels, Sounds and more. Demonstrates how to install with pictures that you can follow along.
http://home.onet.co.uk/~rdavis/fs/
This site tells you what sort of files there are and what they do. It also tells you how to use WinZip and gives tips on installing planes.
Listen to live ATC broadcasts over the internet. To listen to these you will need Real Player, this program can be downloaded for free at www.real.com.
http://www.bitsteet.com/ra_test/abi.ram
Abilene Regional, KS
http://www.aviation.wmich.edu/liveatc.html
Battle Creek, MI
http://yyc.calgaryweb.net/yyc.ram
Calgary Terminal, Canada
http://www.cyberair.com/audio/chiapp/index.html
Chicago Approach
http://www.audionet.com/simuflite
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
http://www.airparts.com/livefeed/tower.ram
Denver, CO
http://www.silverexpress.com/mialive.ram
Miami, FL
http://r90.natca.net/liveatc.htm
Omaha, NB
http://www.ids.net/airport/airport.ram
Providence, RI
http://www.sdmedia.net/lindberghatc.ram
San Diego, CA
http://www.interlog.com/~danamar/yyz.ram
Toronto Arrival, Canada
Ever dreamed of owning a real aircraft one day? This site is the perfect place to start, browse through hundreds of different aircraft, ranging from Cessna's to business jets. This site is worth a look at even if you are not ready to buy a real aircraft just yet.
A site with a mix of real and simulated aviation issues.
Large site full of general flying information and an area on flight simulation.
Huge collection of information on all sorts of airliners.
Home of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Flight Safety are responsible for the training of over 50,000 pilots annually, visit their site for information regarding how you can get trained to fly.
Find out information on United States airports.
'the busiest aviation hub in cyberspace', A very concise site full of general aviation information.
http://www.simulator.com or http://www.panamacademy.com/simcom/
A US web site full of information on flight training with Pan Am.
Look at this site if you want to buy an aircraft, an interesting site if nothing else.
Listen to live ATC broad casts over the internet.
Official page of Boeing, producers of all the 7X7 series, you can also research their military ventures.
Web site of Airbus Industrie, the manufacturers of such planes as the A300 and A340. On their site you can look at their product family including the A380 that is able to carry up to 656 passengers at once.
Net Home of Cessna airplanes, producers of the 182.
http://www.jeppesenpcpilot.com
Homepage of Jeppesen, the company who produces Jeppesen aviation navigation charts.
Learn about and then buy a Lear Jet or two on this great web site.
Not the web site of the manufacturers of the King Air 350 but a site where you can buy used aircraft.
Information about the range of products that Fokker manufacture.
Producers of the Mooney Bravo light aircraft.
Look at the Bell Helicopter range.
This is the official web site of BAe, this company used to make Concorde but now makes smaller aircraft.
Air line homepage links:
To help you find the where important landmarks are in FS2000, enter these coordinates into the field in the map view. To view landmarks at their best, turn up the detail settings to full.
Arecibo Radio Telescope:
N18 21 99 and W66 48 07
Yankee Stadium:
40 49 N 73 55 W
Fenway park:
42 20 N 71 05 W
Tower of London:
51 30 N 0 04 W
The Space Needle:
47 37 N 122 30 W
Mount Rainier:
46 51 N 121 45 W
House of Parliament:
51 29 N 0 07 W
RMS Queen Mary:
33 45 N 118 11 W
La Brea Tar Pits:
34 03 N 118 21 W
Arc de Triophe:
48 52 N 2 17 W
Jardin des Tuileries:
48 51 N 2 19 W
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Additional scenery that can be installed into FS98/2000 can be located on the sites below. Tutorials to installing new scenery can be found under the Tutorials section.
Searchable scenery database to help you find what you're looking for.
This is a fairly little site that has some scenery, don't expect to find exactly what your looking for here though.
A fairly big selection of downloadable scenery, be precise when searching.
Scenery from an Austrian web site.
A special download site hosting scenery and aircraft.
http://www.aircraftsimulation.com
A vast amount of scenery downloads for FS, also a special streaming feature that allows you to preview videos of the download over the internet.
A variety of download files for FS 2000 & 98.
http://pages.prodigy.com/vegaman/
An amateur site with some FS98 scenery but nothing special.
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2319/index.html
An incredibly basic site with a limited amount of aircraft, scenery and panels, mostly for older versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator and not for FS2000.
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~cslattery/index.html
Basic scenery for older generations of the simulator.
All sorts of scenery add ons that can be used in FS2000.
Lot's of files for scenery.
http://www.tropical.co.mz/~nuno/scenery.html
On this web site you will be able to find all sorts of scenery from Africa.
Homepage of MicroScene 3D, licensed software developers and makers of Fly the World.
Scenery from Chile and South America, unless you can't read Spanish your going to have to try and find the scenery on the site by navigating using the pictures and icons.
http://www.ccsi.com/~rbmorris/fscover.html
A site dedicated to scenery in Texas, site doesn't always work.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
A pleasing amount of FS2000 scenery from all around the world.
A 'scenery hall of fame' or so it claims.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7479/
A small collection of odd airports for FS98.
Much scenery for FS98 and 2000. Updated every day to ensure that the site has the latest downloads.
These downloadable sounds are to go with your new aircraft to make the experience more realistic. You can for example, download the sounds of a Merlin engine to use with a Spitfire to replace the default sounds. Most of the sounds are recorded from the actual engine or aircraft its self.
We found some great 747 sounds on this site and a host of other sound files to use in both FS98 & 2000.
Quite a few 98 and 2000 sounds to download and use on this site.
This site has a growing amount of sound downloads to use. It's worth a try if you haven't found what your looking for else where.
http://www.planesimulation.com
Regularly updated site hosting many fine sounds files.
Locate all the FS 98, 2000 & CFS sounds you need on this flight sim site.
Flightsim.com not only deals with civil aviation simulators but also with combat flight sims. As a result it is a great place to start if you want to find a new aircraft of piece of scenery for CFS.
Large amount of warbirds and other such downloads and a wealth of information on Combat flight simulator.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs/
The official site of the Combat Flight Simulator series from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs1/
Official site, includes sections dedicated to screenshots, multimedia and downloads.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/
As above but focusing on Combat flight simulator 2 (Pacific theatre), with message boards.
Players league and a fan site from Starlance.
http://communities.msn.com/OfficialCombatFlightSimulatorSite/_whatsnew.msnw
MSN message board regarding CBFS.
Commercial add ons for flight simulators including CBFS.
General flight sim site with some downloads for CBFS.
http://cfs2.dogfighter.com/index.php
Hundreds of downloads for CBFS 2, includes search function and screenshots.
http://www.combatfs.com/home/links/links.php?Active=cfs2
Combatfs.com links site, contains links to hundreds of other smaller, user created sites that are far to numerous to be all mentioned here.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000/tips.asp
General, Performance, Flying, Aircraft, Scenery, Panel & FS98 Tips straight from the makers of the game.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs200.htm
Tips for all sorts of topics within FS2000.
Once you have joined up to this site you will find that it is constantly updated with the latest files and tips.
Got any questions, queries or comments on any of the Microsoft flight simulator titles? Put them forward to the rest of MSFS2000.com's visitors in our special forum.
Below are some links to a host of multiplayer hosting sites that allow you to fly over the net with up to eight other people. Some of the below sites may require the user to sign up in order to make use of the service.
http://zone.msn.co.uk/flightsim2000/start.asp
The official Microsoft multiplayer area for playing most Microsoft games online. The above link will transport you to the information page that tells you all about what steps you'll need to take to begin flying in cyberspace.
Access either the English or Australian version of this brilliant game hosting site.
A virtual airline is a' club' that you can join and then fly for an airline that has been made up and then once you have flown for a certain amount of time you can move up through the ranks from First Officer to Pilot and then into the management of the airline. Take a look at the site link below for more information.
http://www.virtualairlines.com
Great site for links to other homepages of Virtual Airlines across the web.
The links below will take you straight to one of Microsoft's official sites that they have created for Flight Simulator 2000. These sites are always the first for news and updates on the game.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000
An E-zine/portal is simply an online magazine. The links to the ones below all specialise in flight simulators.
http://members..home.net/aviation/visap.htm
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,472140,00.html
The FS2002 section of Gamespot, with videos and news etc.
A Yahoo themed aviation search site. Search it by from this site by following this link: Web search
An excellent site on which you can plan your flight online using a number of different navigation aids for free. Upon free registration you can use facilities such as an online pilot log book and aviation calculators etc.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/7090/
This site is a fairly badly designed link site from Canada. Worth a look if you get bored.
http://flightsimpilot.homestead.com
We're unsure what this site is going to be once it's finished, might be worth keeping an eye on.
http://www.simflightonline.com
An odd collection of banners linking to other flight sim sites and 'features of the week' such as screenshots and links. You may find something useful on this site but on the other hand you may not.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
This site not only deals with all your downloading needs, it also has hardware issues along side other useful things.
http://members.tripod.com/fsim2k/webring.htm
Homepage of the 'FS2KWR' web ring.
A site offering 35Mb of web space especially for flight sim fans.
Homepage of Patty Wagstaff, the aerobatics pilot who flies an Extra 300S.
http://www.worldwide-topsites.com/ar3/index.html
Updated ever half hour, this site hosts a list of the nets top ten flight sim web sites.
An online Flight Simulator magazine. Worth a quick look.
Company web site of the makers of Airline Simulator 2 and of some of the professional simulators used by airlines.
Seen a game or a piece of hardware on a foreign site and want to know what it'll cost you in your currency? Visit the above site to use their free currency converter.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000
Click on 'Sites to Visit' and you will be presented with a load of different choices about other sites that you can visit.
A good news site with information about any new add ons and programs that enter the FS2000 market.
http://www.flightsimnetwork.com
Part of flightsim.com
Once you have signed in, go down to the bottom of the page and click on Main Menu. Then click on Other Hangars and you will be presented with a load of links to all sorts of aviation sites. Look on this site if you can't find what your looking for here.
Below are some essential programs that you will need when adding files to Flight Simulator.
Before you can start adding planes you need Winzip because nearly all downloads are compressed to keep file size (and therefore download time) down. When you have finished downloading you need to decompress (unzip) the new files, to do this you use Winzip.
Gozilla is a download manager allows the user to locate downloads easily and also to resume downloads if he/she gets disconnected or simply wants to carry on some other time. This feature is particularly helpful when making big downloads.
This site is certainly worth a look at. You can download the shareware version (a payment must be made to register the download and unlock the entire program) of FS Traffic at this site. FS Traffic is a program that adds customizable aircraft/ground traffic around an airport. Up to 30 aircraft traffic can be set at once and you can set ground vehicles such as trucks etc to move around as well.
Download the Roger Wilco program for use in multiplayer flight. Roger Wilco allows people with microphones on their computers to talk to other players during flight. Worth downloading even if just as a test because the file is quite small.
http://www.simtakeoff.com/fs2000.htm
For a whole range of additional utilities and downloads visit the above link. It will take you to simtakeoff.com's download page.
A download manager with a difference, this program allows you to begin downloading a file, pause the download and resume from where you left off. You can even shut the connection down and turn off your PC in between. This program comes in very helpful if you want to make large downloads such as Dreamfleet aircraft or sound packages.
You may need to download RealPlayer if you want to listen to live ATC broadcasts over the net as they are often in .rm format or have been compressed using G2 technology.
A navigation program for FS 98/2000.
A add in program that adds railways etc to FS.
http://www.fsflightmanager.com
Another navigation program. Fsflightmanager draws diagrams etc of the chosen route.
To use the superb add on aircraft available from this site you must download the aircraft manager. This program allows you to add and remove Dreamfleet aircraft with ease.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html
Many of the downloadable add on programs include a variety of instructions on installing the software. Sometimes these text files are in .pdf format and require Acrobat Reader in order to read them. Download it for free from the official site above.
This section directs you towards sites that supply or have information about some of the hardware needed to run FS2000 (professional edition).
Minimum specifications are:
- Pentium 166Mhz processor
- 32Mb RAM for Windows 95/8, 64Mb RAM for Windows NT4.0
- 420Mb Hard drive storage space, 50Mb for file swap
- Quad speed CD-ROM
- Super VGA, 16-bit colour monitor
- Windows 95/8
- Mouse, keyboard
Recommended specifications are:
- 400Mhz processor
- 64Mb RAM
- 500Mb Hard drive storage space
- 16Mb Video card/Graphics accelerator
- Direct X 7.0
- Mouse, keyboard, Joystick/Flight Yoke
Good supplier of computer components, pick up a 32Mb RAM video card/graphics accelerator for under £65 ($42)
A brilliant American website dedicated to selling all things flight sim! From the latest upgrades to simulator clothing it's all here!
A reasonably new site selling flight sim hardware and software, includes military and civilian simulators.
Like the above site, you can buy many top add ons from this site including the latest upgrade packages. This company is a member of the Which? Web Trader Scheme.
Browse the latest graphics accelerators from Creative Labs at the above location. Also take a look at their superb Sound Blaster series of sound cards.
This site is the homepage to the manufacturer of the excellent Voodoo series. Why not investigate their new Voodoo 5 6000 powerhouse?
Gameplay will deliver software and hardware to any front door in the world. Worth a try if Amazon do not have the product you are looking for.
The above link takes you directly to intel.com, here you can read all about the latest range of Pentiums.
Learn about new AMD processors on this site including news of new Athlons.
Visit the site above if you are not currently running a Windows system. This site is kept up to date with all the latest information about the windows family and FS2000. Direct X 8.0 (or higher) is also available for download here. Alongside everything else, Microsoft also make keyboards, mouse's and joy sticks.
Thrust Master have been making game controllers for some time now, on their web site they have an excellent range of flight controllers from which to pick.
Amongst other things, Logitech make force feed back joy sticks for flight simulators. Take a look if you can't find what your looking for elsewhere.
Find information on such cards as the Rage Fury Maxx.
http://www.chproducts.com/shop/pc_products.html
CH Products are another controller manufacturer on the market, it's worth a look before you decide which controller is for you.
Just search from above and you will be able to find some cheap prices on many computer products available on this site.
The British version of Amazon.com, you are able to purchase PC games off this site but not much hardware as on the international site which you can access above. On Amazon.co.uk you are able to buy the official guide book alongside many top flight simulators.
As a guide line, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition runs fairly well on the below set up that we currently run, the set up is composed of:
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Windows 98 Millenium Edition (ME)
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450Mhz AMD K6-2 Processor
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192Mb PC-100 RAM
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16Gb Hard drive
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Rage Fury MAXX 64Mb video card
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52x CD-ROM
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Direct X 8.0
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Mouse, Keyboard, Joystick (Squadron Commander)
On the above configuration with all detail settings minimised we rank around 10-15 FPS (Frames Per Second) when following the plane from the outside and 25-55 FPS in the cockpit. This is fine for instrument flying (IFR) but does not help when trying to fly by Visual Flight Rules (VFR) when more ground detail is needed. We recommend that the above configuration is the minimum recommendation for playing FS2000. Hold Shift and press Z twice to display your FPS count.
If your looking to buy a new PC or upgrade your existing machine we recommend that you investigate the following possibilities:
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PIII, P4 or Athlon Processor: You will want to try and get the fastest CPU available in your price bracket. Remember that some chips perform better than others of the same specification e.g. a 500Mhz AMD K6-2 processor on a 100Mhz Bus will run slower than a 500Mhz PIII running on a 133Mhz Bus.
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128Mb+ RAM: The more memory your system has the smoother it will be able to produce pictures on your screen. More memory means that your CPU is not struggling to keep updating the picture on the screen.
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Quick 32Mb Graphics card: A nice, fast graphics card with lots of memory helps take some of the strain away from your processor. Try to get a card with at least 32Mb RAM with 64 and even 128Mb being preferable.
For more advise on the requirements of FS2000, visit the link above and then enter the 'Hardware' area.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2000
The official site hosts a list of video cards supported by FS2000, check before you buy if you own an unheard of/foreign video card.
All sorts of computer information on things ranging from mother boards to mice.
Here you can find a good guide on installing components as well as lots of news.
Want to run a faster system clock without forking out for a new system? Enter the world of over clocking, the art of setting a PC so that it runs faster than originally designed. Find out all you need to know at the above link.
Thinking of setting up your own flight simulator web site but don't know how to go about it? Why not try out some of the sites below for help and guides on setting up your own web site:
Once you have signed up to the free service you are able to use up to 5Mb on which to store your web site. Either upload your site or create it online, also on signing up to the service you'll get your own free email address.
Offers much the same service as geocities, lots of space and support for your web site.
Get a .com address that will redirect visitors to your geocities etc homepage. Totally free other then the advertising bar at the bottom of the screen.
A highly comprehensive web resource center from Lycos that has guides on things such as HTML and Java Script.
Add Java clocks, pop up windows, forms etc to your site using JavaScript.
Once your website is up and running, drop the webmaster a line and we'll update our directories with your site.
If you have found a site that is not included in the directory or have made flight simulator site of your own, feel free to submit the URL to the above address and we'll update the site to include your page within 48 hours.
If you find any broken links, errors, malfunctions on this page please contact the above address and we'll attempt to fix the problem as soon as possible. Also if you come across any misappropriate material on any of the pages linked to through this site please contact us so that we are able to solve the problem and keep the site safe for the use of minors.
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