Q135909: Flight Simulator Display Options

Article: Q135909
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,5.1
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

5.00 5.00a 5.10
MS-DOS
kb3rdparty kbinterop kbsetup kbenv kbdisplay kbref

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1 
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SUMMARY
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The following article contains a list of the display options available in Flight
Simulator.

To change the current display option, do the following:

1. Start Microsoft Flight Simulator.

2. Click Options.

3. Click Preferences, or use the DOWN ARROW to select the option, and press the
  ENTER key.

4. Click Display.

MORE INFORMATION
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Flight Simulator 5.0
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EGA      640x350 16-Color
VGA      320x400 256 Color
SVGA     640x400 256 Color

Specific Video Boards Using SVGA
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VESA 1.2 Compatible
ATI VGA Wonder +/XL
Video 7
Tseng 4000
Trident 8900
Paradise SVGA
S3 86C911
Cirrus Logic 542X
Trident 8900 Alternate

Flight Simulator 5.0a
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SVGA     640x400 256-Color
VGA      320x200 256 Color
VGA      320x400 256 Color

Specific Video Boards Using SVGA 640x400 256-Color
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VESA 1.2 Compatible
Video 7
Tseng 4000
Trident 8900
Paradise SVGA
S3 86C911
Cirrus Logic 542X
Trident 8900 Alternate
ATI VGA Wonder
ATI VGA Wonder+
ATI VGA Wonder/XL
ATI VGA Wonder +/XL
ATI Mach 32
Video 7 1024I
Video 7 Fastwrite
Video 7 VRAM
Video 7 VRAM II
Diamond Speedstar
Diamond Speedstar Hicolor
Diamond Speedstar 24
Diamond Speedstar 24X
Diamond Stealth
Diamond Stealth Hicolor
Diamond Stealth 24
Orchid Prodesigner II
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
STB Powergraph II
MV Thunder & Lightning

Specific Video Boards Using VGA 320x200 256-Color
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Standard VGA
Video 7
Tseng 4000
Trident 8900
Trident 8900 Alternate
Video 7 1024I
Video 7 Fastwrite
Video 7 VRAM
Video 7 VRAM II
Diamond Speedstar
Diamond Speedstar Hicolor
Diamond Speedstar 24
Orchid Prodesigner II
STB Powergraph II

Flight Simulator 5.1
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SVGA 640x400 256-Color High Quality
SVGA 640x400 256-Color With Haze
VGA  320x200 256 Color High Quality
VGA  320x200 256 Color With Haze
VGA  320x400 256 Color High Quality
VGA  320x400 256 Color With Haze

Specific Video Boards Using SVGA 640x400 256-Color
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VESA 1.2 Compatible
ATI 18800, 28800
Tseng ET-4000
Trident 8900 (TVGA)
Paradise SVGA (PVGA)
S3 801,805,911,928,864,964
Cirrus Logic 542X
Trident 8900 (TVGA) Alt
ATI VGA Wonder
ATI VGA Wonder+
ATI VGA Wonder/XL
ATI Mach 32
ATI Mach 64
Video 7
Video 7 1024I
Video 7 Fastwrite
Video 7 VRAM
Video 7 VRAM II
Diamond Speedstar
Diamond Speedstar Hicolor
Diamond Speedstar 24
Diamond Speedstar 24X
Diamond Stealth
Diamond Stealth Hicolor
Diamond Stealth 24
Orchid Prodesigner II
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
STB Powergraph II
MV Thunder & Lightning

Specific Video Boards Using VGA 320x200 256-Color
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Standard VGA
Tseng ET-4000
Trident 8900
Trident 8900 Alt
Video 7
Video 7 1024I
Video 7 Fastwrite
Video 7 VRAM
Video 7 VRAM II
Diamond Speedstar
Diamond Speedstar Hicolor
Diamond Speedstar 24
Orchid Prodesigner II
STB Powergraph II

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: kbhowto 5.00a flightsim fltsim dos d_fltsim displays videos screens

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Version           : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,5.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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