10 years of flash, my how things have changed.

July 18th, 2006 · No Comments


It all started at university. Microsoft or MSN Australia I think it was, that was the first 'flash' movie I saw. And it changed everything I had seen on the web until then. Of course unlike everything else on the web at that time there was no way to see how they had done it. Or at least you would think ;) . A few moments in a hex editor to remove those pesky 10th and 11th bytes, if memory serves, that was the 'copy protection' and we were off and de-compiling, perhaps the first flash de-compiler was actually UltraEdit? :D

As you will have seen Mike Jones (FlashGen.com) and I are meeting to take notes, share war stories and generally reminisce the 'Good OldSkool Days'. To find out what files we still have, and even which URLs are still live (Flash 3 (alpha) circa 1997/8 btw JD produced by Spooky & the Bandit - you may remember them :p)

Keep your eyes peal for more news as events unfold....

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How about donating a coffee, beer or even a round of beers for my efforts here? Thats around £2.50 for a coffee or a pint or about £10 for a round of beers. Cheers!

Tags: ActionScript 2 · ActionScript 3 · BitTube Work · Development · Flash 7 · Flash 8 · Flash 9 · Flash Lite · Flash for PSP · Flex 2

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