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On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 10:17:26 +0200, Terje Mathisen wrote:

> The single most canonical test for IBM PC compatibility was Microsoft's
> Flight Simulator, taking off from the now demolished Meighs Field in
> Chicago.
> 
> That game used the OS and BIOS for the loading of the game, and then
> went on to direct hardware access for pretty much the rest of the
> playing time.

I can remember Flight Simulator being used as the benchmark for 
compatibility as far back as 1985. A report on a computer show mentioned 
that clone makers were demoing it running on their products.

This is why I feel the term “IBM compatible” was misleading, it should 
have been “Microsoft compatible” from at least that point on.