

The ancestor of Flash Player was also born at that time.

In order to make drawing on the computer easier than drawing on paper, they built software called SmartSketch.Īs a competitor of Illustrator and FreeHand, SmartSketch didn't gain success until 1995, it was turned into an animation product FutureSplash Animator for people sending graphics and animation over Internet.

After years of game design, he focused on building graphics editors and started FutureWave Software company with Charlie Jackson in 1993.
