<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
1.0	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1982	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
years	O
of	O
1981	O
–	O
82	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
contacted	O
Bruce	O
Artwick	O
of	O
Sublogic	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
FS1	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
for	O
IBM	O
compatible	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1982	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
updated	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
as	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sublogic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertisements	O
claimed	O
"	O
If	O
flying	O
your	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
got	O
any	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
you	O
'd	O
need	O
a	O
license	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
promised	O
"	O
a	O
full-color	O
,	O
out-the-window	O
flight	O
display	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
were	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
for	O
PC	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
computer	O
could	O
run	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
and	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
100%	O
IBM	O
PC-compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
a	O
Cessna	O
182	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
US	O
regions	O
:	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
or	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
remain	O
the	O
default	O
airport	O
in	O
future	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
,	O
until	O
the	O
real	O
airport	O
was	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Europe	O
1917	O
"	O
mode	O
which	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
British	O
Ace	O
"	O
mode	O
of	O
FS1	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Fastie	O
for	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
said	O
"	O
In	O
their	O
established	O
tradition	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
again	O
chosen	O
to	O
market	O
a	O
classic	O
program	O
,	O
unique	O
in	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hartley	O
G	O
.	O
Lesser	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
said	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
actually	O
turns	O
your	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
into	O
a	O
Cessna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stan	O
Miastkowski	O
for	O
Byte	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
of	O
the	O
programmer	O
's	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
