If it works as advertised, I can see it being very useful. For instance
setting up cd-rom based demos or portfolios for instance. Something like
this would have been a very good add on for one project I worked on for a
clothing distributor. They could have delivered their catalog site on a
cd-rom to their clients.

The nice thing is that it really blurs the line between the desktop and the
web.

larry

At 09:04 AM 12/3/2003, you wrote:
>Somehow I missed something in the disk-based world on software development
>that says you have to install some kind of middleware for applications to
>run.
>
>
>If I'm reading this correctly you can take CF code (limited) and create
>"desktop applications".  Then why is this thing needed?
>
>
>I'm not being silly, I just don't know.  I was out of the loop on new
>products for about a year so someone please clue me in on what I'm missing!
>
>
>Hatton
>
>    _____
>
>From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:48 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Coldfusion on the desktop.
>
>I think it's exciting if it works ! :-)
>
>Why hasn't someone else come up with this?
>Why hasn't Macromedia themselves...seems like an excellent business
>oppurtunity.
>I would love to be able to write standalone apps without having to
>install Bluedragon or CFMX on a customer's machine.
>
>Better yet if it comes straight from Macromedia!
>
>-Gel
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>That's just wacky. I particularly like the misspelling of "accept" and
>the
>poor coding examples (missing quotes around property values).
>
>-Kevin
>
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