I guess we could just ask Nick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bradbury
Who knew he had his own Wikipedia page? Wil Genovese > On Jan 14, 2015, at 8:52 PM, Andrew Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Because Homesite and Studio where to be its replacement and when Nick > wasn't happy with Macromedia he left and continued development on Topstyle. > > Regards, > Andrew Scott > WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 1:46 PM, M.A. Kruger <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 < >> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> 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 < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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:359964 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
