<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
abbreviated	O
commonly	O
as	O
FS2000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
flight	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
version	O
7.0	O
)	O
,	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
FS2000	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
offered	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
One	O
version	O
for	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
"	O
pro	O
"	O
version	O
with	O
additional	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
many	O
users	O
had	O
high	O
expectations	O
when	O
this	O
version	O
arrived	O
,	O
many	O
were	O
disappointed	O
when	O
they	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
simulator	O
demanded	O
high-end	O
hardware	O
;	O
the	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
were	O
only	O
a	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
166MHz	O
computer	O
,	O
although	O
400500MHz	O
computer	O
was	O
deemed	O
necessary	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
even	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
often	O
overlooked	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
significant	O
milestone	O
in	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
over	O
17,000	O
new	O
airports	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
exceeding	O
20,000	O
worldwide	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
worldwide	O
navigational	O
aid	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Flight	O
Simulator	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
greatest	O
strength	O
of	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Although	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2000	I-Application
might	O
be	O
heaven	O
for	O
the	O
flight	O
sim	O
enthusiast	O
,	O
getting	O
them	O
to	O
look	O
good	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
steep	O
hardware	O
requirement.	O
"	O
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