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               An Introduction to Microsoft Flight Simulator
         and the CompuServe Flight Simulations Forum (GO FSFORUM)
                   by W. Byron Wilson [72570,2103]
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  This file explains the role of the various programs and files that are 
used with Microsoft's Flight Simulator 4.0, and how the members of the
FSFORUM on CompuServe refer to these programs and files.



Abbreviations, acronyms, and such
---------------------------------

      First, here are some terms commonly used by FSFORUM members
    to refer to the programs and files we use often.  The first
    group is programs, the second is files of various
    types.  Files are usually refered to "by extension" which means
    the 3-letter extension you see when you do a DIR.
    The third group is for other related things like company names,
    groups, and accessories.
    Each of these items is explained in this aritcle.

	FS - Flight Simulator (no version specified)
	FS3 - Flight Simulator version 3
	FS4 - Flight Simulator version 4
	A&SD - Aircraft & Scenery Designer
	ASD - Aircraft & Scenery Designer
        SEE - Special Effects Editor by Laemming Wheeler
        SEEPLUS - Special Effects Editor shell by Joe Lincoln
        SEE+ - SEEPlus by Joe Lincoln
	RMMFP - Robert M. MacKay Flight Planner
        FSPRO - FS shell program and mode manager by Joe Lincoln
        IFL - Instant Facilities Locator from SubLOGIC
        NFL - New Facilities Locator from SubLOGIC
        JFL - Facilities Locator by Joe Lincoln
        ATP - SubLOGIC's Air Transport Pilot program
        IPS - SubLOGIC's Instrument Pilot Scenery

        .SIM - An aircraft file
	.SC1 - A static scenery file from A&SD
        .SCN - A static scenery file from a SubLOGIC scenery disk
	.DY1 - A dynamic scenery file from A&SD
	.DYN - Base dynamic scenery file from FS4
	.MOD - A mode file
	.DEM - A demo file

        CPAA - Computer Pilots Association of America
        SL - SubLogic (the company)
        MS - Microsoft (the company)
        SD - Scenery disk
        SD7 - Scenery disk #7 (there are 12 scenery disks so far)
        SD-7 - same

The Programs
------------

      There are several programs which, when used together, provide the
    tools we need to use FS effectively and to expand the imaginary
    world inside the program.  You don't need all of them to start
    using FS, but as your skills and desires grow, you will see why
    each is useful.
      It's important to know that you must own certain programs to
    take advantage of some of the files that the members of the
    FSFORUM have placed here.  I'll note that where needed.

      NOTE: These are just SOME of the available add-ons for FS4.
    For more information on the various programs and others not
    mentioned here, see the file DOODAD.TXT in LIB 2.




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        Microsoft. See FS4B.TXT in Lib 2 of FSFORUM to learn how.
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