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		emmelaich 49 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flight Simulator gave birth to 3D video-game graph... Pity they don't show the even older graphics on TRS-80. Delight in the 128x48 monochrome display, max 6 fps. http://www.trs-80.org/t80-fs1/ The basic layout (airfields, mountains) you see in the article was kept for a few iterations even after MS bought them.

qingcharles 49 days ago [–]

What was the frame rate? I remember some of these early versions being really horrible in that regards, e.g. 2fps etc.

emmelaich 49 days ago | [–]

The article says 3-6.

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