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Re: Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0

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From: sciamanda
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 12:14
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In article <1992Dec21.175400.3200@power.amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com>, eduardo@power.amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com (Eduardo Malamut) writes:
> A friend has recently purchased a copy of Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
> version 2.0.  The program refuses to run on his computer.  When you start it up,
> it asks for some password from the manual;  once you enter the password, it will
> flash a view from the cockpit for a fraction of a second, and then return you to
> the DOS prompt.  It looks like the program puts a 'Divide Overflow' message on
> the screen just before it dies (it clears the screen as it crashes, so it's hard 
> to tell for sure).
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, e-mail if possible.
> 
> Ed Malamut
> Rockwell International
> eduardo@amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com

Ed,
	I have the same problem on a DTK 486/33.  Program runs OK
on my son's XT.  Please let me know if you get an E-mail solution.
(I've not noticed the "Divide Overflow" message, but then the screen clear 
is almost immediate.)
	-Bob Sciamanda
	Edinboro Univ of PA
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