I keep forgetting to do this:

Back in THE DAY, I subscribed to a UK Flight Sim magazine called ENEMY LOCKON, edited by Dominic Silk (a name all who have read the F22 and/or EF2K strategy guides will find familiar). In one issue they described the complete lineage of the EF2K series. I keep meaning to scan it and post a PDF.

Some really good stuff in those back issues...from when EF2K was the HOT NEW KID on the block!

Recluse

ENEMY LOCKON is advertised in the back of my EF2000 V2.0 Manual. I'd love to see the article of EF2000's lineage.
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Mark

Here is the short EF2K G+ review from Volume 2, Issue 10. Oddly no date other than copyright 1997.

Format was UK standard, A4, so it may not printout well on 8.5x11.

What a good magazine it was!! If I get ambitious I may try to scan the whole issue.

Also included in this isssue are lavishly illustrated reviews of:

iF-22 Raptor
F16 Fighting Falcon
Saitek's new Joysticks
Commanche 3
Su-27 Flanker 1.5 Mission Disk

and a PREVIEW of JSF and Flanker 2.0

Also a nice article on Flight Sim Viewing Systems (Padlocks) with lots of detail on EF2000's system.


EF2kReview.pdf

Thanks Recluse, I enjoyed that.
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Mark

Links on top post updated, EF2000 players take note.
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Mark

AWESOME work on the EF2K Strategy Guide!!!!

Thanks, Recluse. You can tell by many of the pages that the book is deteriorating, although it was delivered in like-new condition. I'm almost finished scanning my V2.0 Manual, but it's still in great shape.

I had three more spines cut out last night, my F-22 ADF Manual along with the full Allies & Adversaries. Plus one that's not DID but needed to be archived, my Microprose F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 Manual (1991). I still read this one all the time, but I've been wanting to put my original in a safe place.
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Mark

The EF2000 V2.0 Manual is ready, although like the accompanying software, I won't link to it here. Please PM me if you need it. Note that the Super EF2000 Manual at the popular doc replacement site is missing important information like mission planning, plus it prints like crap (mine is in color and much better looking, IMO).
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Mark

The F22 ADF Manual is also ready, although you already have most of it with the TAW Manual. It is a little different though, it makes more comparisons to EF2000 while the TAW Manual assumes you're already familiar with ADF.

I'm now scanning my last DID-related material, the full Allies & Adversaries that was included with ADF. It's almost the same as the reference material included with the TAW Manual, but it's bigger (not abbreviated, 173 pages vs. 109) and in color. Again, PM me if you're interested, I'll respond when I'm done.
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Mark

There's a special place in ACM Sim heaven for you Mark. Thanks!