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Re:HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash by the8472 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:02PM (#25588744)
> but that's not how people really used Flash

4chan's /f/ would disagree, they're posting stand-alone flash games and animations just fine and those also worked locally.

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Re:HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash by naikrovek on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:22PM (#25589243)
Yeah I remember clicking on .swf files in directory listings over FTP almost 20 years ago and seeing the animation or game load up in the browser like no big deal. It was a great way to share and discover weird as hell flash animations.
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