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> For older flight sims I just bought the final component for my Windows 98
> box for playing those older games. Most of this stuff is stuff I've
> collected over the last couple of years with spare change or trading stuff
> with other people. But I can finally have a 1999 and prior box that will
> have a native 3Dfx card and Windows 98SE.
>
> Anyways, here's the setup:
>
> (1) Shuttle SN41G2
> http://global.shuttle.com/Product/B...iew.asp?B_id=11
> (2) Ahtlon XP 1800+
> (3) 512MB Crucial PC 2100 DDR
> (4) Voodoo 5500 AGP (yay!)
> (5) Onboard ALC650 5.1 audio
> (6) 45GB Ultra 100 HD
> (7) 15" LCD ProView Monitor (1024x768)
>
> Flight Gear:
> (1) CH Fighterstick USB
> (2) CH Pro Pedals USB
> (3) CH Pro Throttle USB
> (4) Saitek PC Dash 2 (also known as P8000)
>
> I plan on adding all the classics:
>
> - Jane's Sims:
> - ATF Gold
> - Longbow 2
> - F-15
> - USAF
> - IAF
> - Fleet command
> - WWII Fighters
> - 688(i)
> - F/A-18 (however that will probably run best on my current machine)
> - Comanche 4
> - Total Air War
> - MiG Alley
> - F/A-18 Korea
> - Flanker 2.0
> - European Air War
> - A-10 Cuba!
> - B-17 Flying Fortress The Mighty 8th
> - Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
> - Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 (love that one)
> - EEAH/EECH (however I have that running great on my current PC)
> - Falcon 4 1.08 (yes, yes, yes I know there's SP4 and FF3, but that's for
> my newer machine)
> - Flying Corps Gold
> - Red Baron II (3D)
>
> And a few other non-flight sims:
> - Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed
> - Descent 2
> - Descent 3
> - Crimson Skies
>
> If anyone has any suggestions before I deep dive into this project, I'd
> greatly appreciate it. Most appreciative would be if anyone knows if there
> is a trick to get some of these sims running without the CD. I would LOVE
> to be able to run all of this without the need for a CD. I think I have
> no-CD fixes for most, but not sure about others. Hopefully the AthlonXP is
> powerful enough for everything. I also hope that a 45GB HD will be enough!
> I may have to consider going to an 80GB HD (just don't want to blow more
> money than I have to), but most of these are less than 500MB installed, so
> we will see.
>
> My ultimate goal is to find an inexpensive used projector and use that in
> a simple mocked up cockpit. I could retire and play these until I'm dead
> (and I'm only 32). But for now the 15" LCD will have to do. I have a 19"
> KDS Trinitron monitor as well, but unless this thing will be stationary, I
> hate to have to lug a 19" monitor around.

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> Thanks!
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