[RKDinOKC]

Same friend that worked at Apple used to work for Heath Zenith in Dallas. They installed all the Macs and network stuff in the American Airlines logistics center. This included some of the very first 21" color displays made by SuperMac. He was also friends with the guy that wrote the Flying game Hellcats of the South Pacific. We setup a 21 inch main display with a 17in on each side in his computer room like a cockpit and the Hellcats guy customized the program to use the 3 monitors. It was way cool and you got really immersed with the front and two side views around your head. We only had one cockpit setup so we took turns.

The Hellcats guy got pissed at me for beating his game and more importantly his scores. Accused me of cheating and refused to give me a copy, said I would have to buy it. Instead of flying high and dive bombing like the Hellcat historically did, I flew in very low under the flak guns and took out the ground defenses and planes before climbing up and leisurely bombing bases.

There was also a Japanese aircraft carrier that was really difficult to sink. Sometimes both bombs wouldn't sink it. I figured out you could go in low and fly thru the open hangar deck on the back of the carrier and drop a bomb while flying thru. That would sink it, but it was still difficult to get in and away without getting shot up. On one carrier bombing mission I was shot down and parachuted. I landed on the deck of the Japanese carrier and the program said I was found by friendlies and returned me to base. That was hilarious.

It was way fun taking turns competing with each other. Got him to add a lot of fun stuff like unexpected results if you bombed or shot up an obviously residential structure on the ground on the way to or from a target.