Why Flash?

Macromedia Flash MX is many things to many people. In its few years on earth so far, it's been an animation tool, a Web site creation program, an application development program, and now a game development platform. In Part 1 of this book you'll hear more about Flash's strengths and weaknesses in this area, and in the course of this book you'll be able to see some of the many things it can help you achieve.

System Requirements

Windows

200 MHz Intel Pentium processor

Windows 98 SE, Me, NT4, 2000, or XP

64 MB of free available system RAM (128 MB recommended)

85 MB of available disk space

1024 x 768, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or better

CD-ROM drive

Macintosh

Mac OS 9.1 and higher, or OS X 10.1 and higher

64 MB of free available system RAM (128 MB recommended)

85 MB of available disk space

1024 x 768, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or better

CD-ROM drive