---
title: "Learn to Fly a 747 on Your 2068 at Home"
type: "article"
slug: "learn-to-fly-a-747-on-your-2068-at-home-2"
url: "http://localhost/article/learn-to-fly-a-747-on-your-2068-at-home-2/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/learn-to-fly-a-747-on-your-2068-at-home-2.md"
published_at: "2026-03-13T13:06:53+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-13T13:06:53+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Announcement of a 747 Flight Simulator program by Derek Ashton for the TS2068, capable of flying over 7 airfields in real time. The program never reached commercial release; interested parties were directed to contact Bob Swoger in Streamwood, IL."
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  - name: "TS 2068"
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    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
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  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068"
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  title: "The Hacker"
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  - id: 50254
    title: "The Hacker Jul 1990"
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pages: "6"
pubdate: "Jul 1990"
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---

Announcement of a [747 Flight Simulator](http://localhost/product/747-flight-simulator/) program by [Derek Ashton](http://localhost/indiv/derek-ashton/) for the TS2068, capable of flying over 7 airfields in real time. The program never reached commercial release; interested parties were directed to contact [Bob Swoger](http://localhost/indiv/bob-swoger/) in Streamwood, IL.