FutureSplash Animator was a software product for creating vector-based animations. It was developed by FutureWave Software, a small software company whose first product, SmartSketch, was a vector-based drawing program for pen-based computers. In 1995, the company decided that they should add animation capabilities to their product and deploy it over the burgeoning World Wide Web. The only way to create such animations on the web at the time was through the use of Java, but this was quickly replaced with the debut of Netscape's plug-in architecture. The product was released as FutureSplash Animator in May of 1996. Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... This NeXTcube used by Berners-Lee at CERN became the first Web server. ... The term Java can refer to: - In geography: - *Java (island), Indonesia, the most populous island in the world - **Javanese language, a language widely spoken on the island of Java - **Java coffee, a variety of coffee plant which originated on the island of Java, or a slang word for coffee - *Java... Netscape is the general name for a series of web browsers originally produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, but now developed by AOL. The original browser was once the dominant browser in terms of usage share, but it now has only a relatively small number of users. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The technology was used on several big-name websites such as Microsoft's MSN, Fox's official The Simpsons website and Disney's Disney Daily Blast. At this point, the company consisted of six people. As Disney also used Macromedia's Shockwave player, this provided a connection to Macromedia, which approached FutureSplash about working together. In December of 1996 Macromedia bought FutureWave, and FutureSplash Animator became Macromedia Flash 1.0. The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the worlds largest software corporation, with 2005 global annual sales of close to $40 billion USD and about 64,000 employees in 85 countries and regions. ... MSN (or The Microsoft Network) a collection of internet services provided by Microsoft. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Macromedia (formerly NASDAQ: MACR) was a graphics and web development software house. ... Macromedia Shockwave is frequently confused with Macromedia Flash. ... Macromedia Flash, or simply Flash, refers to both the Macromedia Flash Player and to a multimedia authoring program used to create content for it. ...

External links

• The History of Flash by Jonathan Gay