<s>
Macromedia	B-Application
Central	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runtime	O
environment	O
developed	O
by	O
Macromedia	O
(	O
now	O
just	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
since	O
being	O
acquired	O
)	O
for	O
developing	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
different	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
distributed	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
shares	O
some	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
Java	O
Runtime	O
Environment	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
memory	O
footprint	O
and	O
is	O
more	O
suited	O
for	O
vector	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macromedia	B-Application
Central	I-Application
's	O
newest	O
version	O
is	O
currently	O
1.5	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
beta	O
,	O
Central	O
became	O
obsolete	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hidden	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
cartoon	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Macromedia	B-Application
Central	I-Application
by	O
opening	O
the	O
"	O
About	O
Macromedia	B-Application
Central	I-Application
"	O
dialog	O
box	O
,	O
holding	O
down	O
Ctrl	O
(	O
or	O
command	O
on	O
Macintoshes	O
)	O
and	O
double-clicking	O
on	O
the	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
more	O
information	O
,	O
see	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
Wiki	O
's	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
