Looks like we are all getting an "add-on" tomorrow
Been many years since I started the above thread, often thought it would never happen but here we are, and it looks awesome!
A quick websearch will get you a few mods - including JJFFE (reverse-engineered windows executable for the game), several hi-rez mods based off it (FFED3D & FFEAJ), the FE2 Video Mod (You'll find it on Space Sim Central) and GLFFE.