<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
or	O
FS2	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1984	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
their	O
version	O
2	O
(	O
v2.10	O
)	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
input	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
RGB	O
(	O
4-color	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
)	O
and	O
composite	O
monitors	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
simulator	O
expanded	O
the	O
scenery	O
coverage	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
airports	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
areas	O
as	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
1.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.10a	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1984	O
,	O
added	O
PC	B-Operating_System
AT	I-Operating_System
support	O
and	O
minor	O
bug	O
corrections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
(	O
2.11	O
,	O
unreleased	O
and	O
v2.12	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1985	O
)	O
fixed	O
a	O
no	O
color	O
problem	O
on	O
PCjr	B-Device
graphics	O
,	O
adding	O
Hercules	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
and	O
EGA	B-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.13	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1986	O
,	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Convertible	I-Device
,	O
enhanced	O
keyboard	O
,	O
3.5	O
"	O
inch	O
floppy	O
drives	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
3.2	O
and	O
laptop	O
LCD	B-Device
displays	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.14	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1987	O
brought	O
IBM	B-Device
PS/2	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Durbin	O
for	O
PC	O
World	O
said	O
of	O
v	O
.	O
2.13	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
timid	O
types	O
who	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
caught	O
living	O
or	O
dead	O
at	O
10,000	O
feet	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
way	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
thrill	O
of	O
flight	O
vicariously.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dick	O
Aarons	O
for	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
said	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
peaceful	O
world	O
of	O
flying	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
can	O
provide	O
hours	O
of	O
realistic	O
flying	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	I-Application
Version	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#142	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>
