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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality


Dec 26, 20243 min read
Tech refresh 2025: A-10 Attack!
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article 'Brrrrt': Avenging with A10 Attack! was published.
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Dec 25, 20244 min read
Tech refresh 2025: F/A-Hornet 2.0
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article 'A sting in the tail: F/A-18 Hornet 2.0' was published.
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Dec 25, 20244 min read
Tech refresh 2025: F/A-18 Hornet
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article 'Just deserts: F/A-18 Hornet Classic' was published.
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Dec 24, 20242 min read
Tech refresh 2025: F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 (Mac version)
This is a tech refresh article describing any changes to the 'Running the Mac version of F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter' article.
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Mar 24, 20243 min read
Brr Brr rrt rrt: Custom sound in A-10 Attack!
This is a guide to setting up custom sound within A-10 Attack!
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Feb 25, 20241 min read
No longer failing successfully: A SheepShaver fix
This is an update to an earlier blog post: Failing successfully: A SheepShaver random startup error.
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Dec 26, 20232 min read
F/A-18 Hornet 2.0: Sequel or upgrade?
This blog post discusses F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 and whether it's a sequel or an upgrade to Graphism's first Hornet game, F/A-18 Hornet.
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Dec 23, 20233 min read
F/A-18 Hornet: History of a classic
This post will be taking a look at the history of F.A-18 Hornet, the first game in the F/A-18 Hornet series from GraphSim. It will...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 (M226 - Tanks Anyway)
This is the higher definition video I posted on Youtube, it looks like sorting out the Qemu mouse scaling issues means YouTube only...
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
F/A-Hornet 2.0: Optimum settings
It turns out having high DPI scaling on in Win10 affects Qemu scaling so before you run under Qemu, remember to turn the high DPI scaling...
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Dec 14, 20233 min read
F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 Strike Missions Update
I've recently discovered that there were additional Strike Missions for F/A-18 Hornet 2.0. It's posssible the additional strike missions...
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Dec 2, 20234 min read
'Brrrrt': Avenging with A-10 Attack!
A-10 at an airbase This is my setup guide for getting the Mac classic A-10 Attack! running under emulation. I'll discuss my 'subjective'...
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Nov 14, 202311 min read
A sting in the tail: F/A-18 Hornet 2.0
This is a guide to setting up F/A-18 Hornet v2.0 with Mac emulation. It'll take a look a single screen and multi-monitor options and my...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read
Failing successfully: A SheepShaver random startup error
If you spend a lot of time running the SheepShaver emulator there's a really weird error that occurs randomly. The emulator fails to...
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Nov 3, 20235 min read
Just deserts: F/A-18 Hornet Classic
This is a guide to setting up F/A-18 Hornet V1.0/Classic with Mac emulation. It'll take a look a single screen and multi-monitor options...
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Nov 3, 20233 min read
F/A-18 Hornet Classic Tips
Some tips I've discovered while playing F/A-18 Hornet V1.0/Classic. Updated on 23 Dec 2023. Air-to-Ground Training The annoying threat...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
MacFlight: Multi-monitor support!
The latest version of MacFlight (version 1.3) now has limited multi-monitor support!
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Oct 27, 20234 min read
MacFlight: A MAME plugin for retro Mac flight sims
I've recently written my first MAME plugin 'MacFlight'. It's job is to turn a relative axis into an absolute one. It does this by looking...
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Oct 9, 202314 min read
Running the Mac version of F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 with MAME
This is my guide to running the Mac version of F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 under the MAME emulator.
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Oct 1, 20237 min read
The State of the Art: Gaming with Mac Emulation
A quick guide to the things I have discovered about Mac emulation and what it means for retro flight sim gaming.
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