<s>
Bomber	B-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
3	O
or	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
III	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Inline	O
Design	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
commands	O
a	O
B-17	O
crew	O
to	O
perform	O
bombing	O
missions	O
over	O
Europe	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
hazards	O
include	O
German	O
fighter	O
attacks	O
,	O
flak	B-Application
,	O
and	O
oxygen	O
and	O
heat	O
becoming	O
depleted	O
,	O
while	O
victorious	O
assignments	O
provide	O
rank	O
and	O
rating	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
successfully	O
bombing	O
25	O
targets	O
,	O
the	O
bomber	B-Operating_System
returns	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
receives	O
a	O
medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attacked	O
by	O
fighters	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
gunner	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bomber	B-Operating_System
's	O
six	O
gun	O
positions	O
each	O
armed	O
with	O
twin	O
50-caliber	O
machine	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomber	B-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
of	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
3	O
:	O
Flak	B-Application
Alley	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Inline	O
Design	O
using	O
HyperCard	B-Application
as	O
a	O
software	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
his	O
partner	O
was	O
finishing	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
and	O
intended	O
to	O
post	O
it	O
as	O
sharewere	O
,	O
Peck	O
says	O
"	O
I	O
convinced	O
him	O
to	O
let	O
me	O
publish	O
it	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
if	O
we	O
sold	O
5,000	O
copies	O
we	O
would	O
have	O
about	O
$	O
100,000	O
in	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
long	O
,	O
Inline	O
Design	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
10,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomber	B-Operating_System
was	O
Inline	O
Design	O
's	O
biggest	O
selling	O
title	O
in	O
1991	O
but	O
Inline	O
Design	O
decided	O
to	O
discontinue	O
selling	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
year	O
because	O
Peck	O
was	O
a	O
pacifist	O
and	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
promoted	O
violence	O
;	O
he	O
wanted	O
his	O
business	O
to	O
succeed	O
by	O
publishing	O
"	O
entertaining	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
non-violent	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
digitally	O
rereleased	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
onwards	O
on	O
Steam	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIx	O
(	O
B&W	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#158	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Inline	O
Design	O
proves	O
that	O
HyperCard	B-Application
...	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
environment	O
for	O
commercially	O
viable	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
combines	O
digitized	O
sound	O
with	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
real	O
bomber	B-Operating_System
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
concluded	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
is	O
extremely	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
is	O
recommended	O
for	O
all	O
Macintosh	B-Device
gamers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Markus	O
Dahlberg	O
reviewed	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
for	O
Swedish	O
magazine	O
Datormagazin	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
inducted	O
Bomber	B-Operating_System
into	O
its	O
1990	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
fascinating	O
HyperCard	B-Application
re-creation	O
of	O
air	O
warfare	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
theater	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
"	O
that	O
alternated	O
"	O
periods	O
of	O
relative	O
calm	O
 [ ... ] 	O
with	O
white-knuckled	O
terror	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
