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Linda Michelle Alsip (now Welsh) is my mother. When I asked this page to be edited a few years ago, I put her married name and her middle name as her first. She's always gone by Michelle, but legally it's Linda, and that's most likely what would be remembered by those around during this time.
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'''FutureWave Software, Inc'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1850552|title=FUTUREWAVE SOFTWARE, INC. :: OpenCorporates|website=opencorporates.com|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> was a software development company based in [[San Diego, California]]. The company was co-founded by [[Charlie Jackson (software)|Charlie Jackson]] and [[Jonathan Gay]] on January 22, 1993.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Back to Graphics">{{cite web |url=https://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page03.html |title=The History of Flash: Back to Graphics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101204138/https://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page03.html |archive-date=1 Jan 2015}}</ref> VP of Marketing was Michelle Welsh who also came from [[Silicon Beach Software]], then [[Aldus Corporation]].<ref name="hs">{{cite web |url=http://www.coldhardflash.com/2008/02/grandmasters-of-flash-an-interview-with-the-creators-of-flash.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503135254/http://www.coldhardflash.com/2008/02/grandmasters-of-flash-an-interview-with-the-creators-of-flash.html |archive-date=3 May 2008 |title=Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash| website=Cold Hard Flash}}</ref><ref>[http://digital-archaeology.org/flash-back/ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK], Digital Archaeology</ref><ref name="bh1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnckAQAAMAAJ&q=Michelle+Welsh+%22futurewave%22 PC Graphics & Video, Volume 6, Issues 1-6], Advanstar Communications, 1997</ref><ref name="bh2">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Tn8qAQAAMAAJ&q=Michelle+Welsh+%22futurewave%22 Personal Computer Magazine], PC Communications Corporation, 1995</ref>
'''FutureWave Software, Inc'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1850552|title=FUTUREWAVE SOFTWARE, INC. :: OpenCorporates|website=opencorporates.com|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> was a software development company based in [[San Diego, California]]. The company was co-founded by [[Charlie Jackson (software)|Charlie Jackson]] and [[Jonathan Gay]] on January 22, 1993.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Back to Graphics">{{cite web |url=https://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page03.html |title=The History of Flash: Back to Graphics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101204138/https://www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/john_gay/page03.html |archive-date=1 Jan 2015}}</ref> VP of Marketing was Linda Michelle Alsip, who also came from [[Silicon Beach Software]], then [[Aldus Corporation]].<ref name="hs">{{cite web |url=http://www.coldhardflash.com/2008/02/grandmasters-of-flash-an-interview-with-the-creators-of-flash.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503135254/http://www.coldhardflash.com/2008/02/grandmasters-of-flash-an-interview-with-the-creators-of-flash.html |archive-date=3 May 2008 |title=Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash| website=Cold Hard Flash}}</ref><ref>[http://digital-archaeology.org/flash-back/ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK], Digital Archaeology</ref><ref name="bh1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=tnckAQAAMAAJ&q=Michelle+Welsh+%22futurewave%22 PC Graphics & Video, Volume 6, Issues 1-6], Advanstar Communications, 1997</ref><ref name="bh2">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Tn8qAQAAMAAJ&q=Michelle+Welsh+%22futurewave%22 Personal Computer Magazine], PC Communications Corporation, 1995</ref>


The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the [[PenPoint OS]] and [[EO Personal Communicator|EO tablet computer]]. When [[pen computing]] did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] platforms.<ref name="KaplanMilbourne2009">{{cite book|author1=Chris Kaplan|author2=Paul Milbourne|author3=Michael Boucher|title=The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2Lly4j0BpMC&pg=PA6|date=10 March 2009|publisher=Apress|isbn=978-1-4302-1812-8|pages=6–}}</ref>
The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the [[PenPoint OS]] and [[EO Personal Communicator|EO tablet computer]]. When [[pen computing]] did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] platforms.<ref name="KaplanMilbourne2009">{{cite book|author1=Chris Kaplan|author2=Paul Milbourne|author3=Michael Boucher|title=The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2Lly4j0BpMC&pg=PA6|date=10 March 2009|publisher=Apress|isbn=978-1-4302-1812-8|pages=6–}}</ref>

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FutureWave Software
Company typePrivate
FoundedJanuary 22, 1993 (1993-01-22)
FounderCharlie Jackson
Jonathan Gay
DefunctDecember 1996 (1996-12)
FateAcquired by Macromedia
HeadquartersSan Diego, California, U.S.
Area served
United States

FutureWave Software, Inc[1] was a software development company based in San Diego, California. The company was co-founded by Charlie Jackson and Jonathan Gay on January 22, 1993.[1][2] VP of Marketing was Linda Michelle Alsip, who also came from Silicon Beach Software, then Aldus Corporation.[3][4][5][6]

The company's first product was SmartSketch, a drawing program for the PenPoint OS and EO tablet computer. When pen computing did not take off, SmartSketch was ported to the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh platforms.[7]

As the Internet became more popular, FutureWave realized the potential for a vector-based web animation tool that might challenge Macromedia Shockwave technology.[3] In 1995, FutureWave modified SmartSketch by adding frame-by-frame animation features and re-released it as FutureSplash Animator on Macintosh and Windows.[3][8] By that time, the company had added a second programmer Robert Tatsumi, artist Adam Grofcsik, and PR specialist Ralph Mittman.[3]

In December 1996, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, who renamed the animation editor Macromedia Flash.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "FUTUREWAVE SOFTWARE, INC. :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. ^ "The History of Flash: Back to Graphics". Archived from the original on 1 Jan 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash". Cold Hard Flash. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
  4. ^ MACROMEDIA FLASH BACK, Digital Archaeology
  5. ^ PC Graphics & Video, Volume 6, Issues 1-6, Advanstar Communications, 1997
  6. ^ Personal Computer Magazine, PC Communications Corporation, 1995
  7. ^ Chris Kaplan; Paul Milbourne; Michael Boucher (10 March 2009). The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript. Apress. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-4302-1812-8.
  8. ^ a b "Macromedia - Showcase : The Dawn of Web Animation". Adobe. Archived from the original on 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-04.