![]() ![]() ![]() The people who worry about these sorts of things figured, well, we already paid for all that storage capacity on the CD so we might as well use it, right? Fortunately, it so happened that even after taking into account the disk space required for translations, support tools, and the other stuff that has to go onto the Windows XP CD, there was still about 30 megabytes of storage capacity remaining. When you intend to distribute your software on a CD, one thing you have to worry about is making sure your product actually fits on a single CD. The encrypted version of Microsoft Bob is on the Windows XP setup CD just to fill up the free remaining disk space. Besides, “Rover” also appears in the Microsoft program Greetings Workshop.Īnd now, Raymond Chen, a well-known developer on the Windows Shell team at Microsoft who has working on OS/2, Windows 95, DirectX and later versions of Windows since joining Microsoft in 1992, claimed that Microsoft Bob is indeed delivered and distributed for free with every copy of Windows XP CD in TechNet Magazine. For example, “Bob” face is used in Windows Live Messenger as a “Nerd Smiley”, “Will” (only in Office 97) and “The Dot” are now Office Assistants, “Rover” the yellow dog can be found in the search function of Windows XP and its animations (like typing on a computer) inspired the Office Assistant “Rex”. Microsoft Bob provides a new and nontechnical graphical shell interface to desktop computing operations back in era of 1990s.ĭespite the failure of Microsoft Bob and abandon or retraction from market, its features and characters have made way into many other Microsoft products to maintain its legacy. Widely regards as one of greatest failed Microsoft ventures. ![]() Thanks as always to our community for the feedback and just a note to say that we're still investigating the issue with tablet screen interaction for VR users who have the SU13 beta installed.Microsoft Bob (internal code name “Utopia”) is a Microsoft software product to supplement the Program Manager in Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, and was released in March 1995. Tuned balance of beacon motor sound effectįixed screws position on the right main fuel tankĪmended references to recommended maximum landing gear operating speed on page 35 of the pilot's manual Improved compatibility with MSFS parking brake event so it no longer interferes with toe brakes operationĪdded prop lever choice to persistent per-livery state Increased amount of yoke deflection required to disconnect autopilotįixed yoke movement turning off autopilot master switch rather than disconnecting autopilotĪdded overhaul confirmation to maintenance page of tabletįixed cockpit persistence and loading with cold and dark and phasesįixed engine temperature not being properly saved with cold startįixed event flood associated with com channel spacingĬhanged centre of gravity units to inches rather than percent on tablet fuel and payload pageįixed issue where rudder could get damaged too easily when not in useĪdded support for MSFS auto-rudder function Improved smoothness of cabin door animationįixed generator bug where it would not come back online if all electrics were off, idle was reduced to shut it off then increased to turn it back on againĪdded ability to fix landing lights in the walkaroundįixed small issues in external model, left windshield frame, elevator trim rivets and nose wheel steering cylinder animation Reduced size of click spots to hide and show yokes Removed clicking sound from GPS and COMM radio volume knobs Improved handling of magneto starter shortcutsĪdded starter button response to magneto events for improved hardware panel compatibilityĪdded function to remove registration placard in cockpit via mouse click Improved cockpit glass transparency for better clarity, particularly with high-end VR headsetsĪdded support for ambient sounds with door and windows opened and during walkaroundĪdded support for mono Bluetooth headsets with low sampling rateĪdded function to EDM 830 to reset fuel used by holding both buttons on USD screen (accessed via right click and hold on either button)įixed shock cooling warning not showing when it should on EDM 830Īdded additional protection against false prop strikes caused by terrain errorsĪdded tablet brightness slider to tablet settings Improved wing flex animation to work properly at all framerates and fixed bug that caused extreme wing flex movements at around 20 fps To install version 1.2, please click the "Comanche Check for Updates" shortcut in the "A2A Simulations" folder in the Windows start menu. Our Comanche is keen to be flown, but she wasn't actually supposed to flap her wings. ![]() Included in the change list is a fix for the waggling wings some customers were experiencing with low FPS. Today we're pleased to release an update to v1.2 for the Accu-Sim Comanche 250. ![]()
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