My memory isn't what it use to be... Good thing we have a nice archive now...
https://www.copy.com/s/nhIbHZYZnmPN/ColdFusion%20Repo On Jan 15, 2015 4:20 PM, "Michael Grant" <mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: > > I seem to remember TopStyle being on the CF5 discs along with CF Studio. Or > was it CF 6, which was MX wasn't it? I can't remember. That was ages ago. > > What I do remember is that I absolutely loved the RDS features on CF > Studio. I was gutted when I had to stop using CF Studio for lack of > compatibility when I upgraded to a newer version of Windows. > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 9:46 PM, M.A. Kruger <mkru...@cfwebtools.com> > wrote: > > > > > Andrew, > > > > I seem to remember that topstyle shipped "with" cf studio and with > > homesite. how could homesite be a later version of topstyle? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jan 14, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Andrew Scott <andr...@andyscott.id.au> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > And for fuck sake my name is not Scott, but then if you can get that > > wrong > > > you can get your facts wrong about Studio as well. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Andrew Scott > > > WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > > Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Andrew Scott < > andr...@andyscott.id.au> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Wil, > > >> > > >> I am not sadly misinformed at all. > > >> > > >> Nick Bradley created a product called Top Style, which I used > > extensively > > >> in those days. Allaire then purchased that program from Nick and > > rebadged > > >> it as Homesite, Homesite Studio was the first version which followed > by > > the > > >> free version called Homesite. Studio did things that Homesite could > not > > do. > > >> > > >> Studio was then let go in favor of making Homesite more powerful, > hence > > >> HomeSite+, problem was that the best features of Studio where lost > > forever. > > >> > > >> So how is that misinformed? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Andrew Scott > > >> WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > >> Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Wil Genovese <jugg...@trunkful.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>> Scott, > > >>> > > >>> You are sadly misinformed. Nick Bradbury created Homesite and then > > sold > > >>> it to Allaire. Later Nick also created Top Style as a stand alone CSS > > >>> Editor. > > >>> > > >>> Homesite was originally developed in Borland Delphi in 1995 by Nick > > >>> Bradbury. Bradbury wrote HomeSite after using HotDogand being > > frustrated > > >>> with it. In March 1997 Allaire Corporation from Cambridge, > > Massachusetts > > >>> (founded by brothers Jeremy and J.J. Allaire) acquired HomeSite and > > Nick > > >>> Bradbury joined Allaire. After leaving Allaire in 1998, Bradbury went > > on to > > >>> work on the CSS/xHTML editor TopStyle and the RSS reader FeedDemon. > > >>> Macromedia acquired Allaire in 2001 and was in turn acquired by Adobe > > in > > >>> 2005. > > >>> > > >>> Even Wikipedia has it right > > >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_HomeSite > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Wil Genovese > > >>> > > >>> One man with courage makes a majority. > > >>> -Andrew Jackson > > >>> > > >>> A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. > > >>> > > >>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Andrew Scott <andr...@andyscott.id.au> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> And it was called Top Style before Allaire bought it and rebranded > it > > as > > >>>> Homesite Studio in 1996. > > >>>> > > >>>> Regards, > > >>>> Andrew Scott > > >>>> WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > >>>> Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Andrew Scott < > > andr...@andyscott.id.au > > >>>> > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Sorry that should be 1996 not 1995 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Regards, > > >>>>> Andrew Scott > > >>>>> WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > >>>>> Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Andrew Scott < > > >>> andr...@andyscott.id.au> > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I don't know about pre dating it, I have been using Studio since > > 1995, > > >>>>>> when Allaire purchased it. They then decided to release Homesite > and > > >>> then > > >>>>>> Homesite+ > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> The only difference between the two, was that Studio had far more > > >>>>>> features. When Studio was discontinued, they then decided to > release > > >>>>>> homesite+ > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> I still have the Homesite Studio Disc with the copyright of 1994 > on > > >>> it. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Regards, > > >>>>>> Andrew Scott > > >>>>>> WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > > >>>>>> Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:51 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> I can never understand why Homesite was so popular, it's bigger > > >>>>>>> brother was > > >>>>>>>> the better of the two. Which was Studio. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> My memory here is a little hazy, as I haven't used either one > for a > > >>>>>>> long time, but I recall it being a little more complicated than > > that. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> As Wil mentioned, Homesite predated CF Studio. Allaire purchased > it > > >>>>>>> and kept Nick on to make future versions. The next version was CF > > >>>>>>> Studio, which was basically Homesite with RDS functionality and > > >>>>>>> CF-specific code generators and wizards. But after a while, the > > >>>>>>> product was renamed Homesite+, and still had the RDS > functionality > > >>> and > > >>>>>>> CF-specific stuff. So for me at least, I think of all three as > > >>>>>>> "Homesite", because they're all basically the same thing. > Homesite+ > > >>>>>>> was the final version released by Macromedia, and I think it was > > >>> still > > >>>>>>> supported for a while after the Adobe acquisition. > > >>> > > > https://www.adobe.com/support/homesite/releasenotes/plus/releasenotes_plus.html > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > >>>>>>> 1-202-527-9569 > > >>>>>>> http://www.figleaf.com/ > > >>>>>>> http://training.figleaf.com/ > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Fig Leaf Software is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small > > Business > > >>>>>>> (SDVOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber > vendor- > > >>>>>>> authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or > onsite. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359977 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
