# Just a quick question! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [January 19, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562 "2003-01-19T03:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Mr\_Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Flash)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/1 "2003-01-19T03:54:40Z")
I am new to these boards, as well as Flash MX. I was just wondering, what is the difference between Flash MX and Flash 5.0? I am hoping one of you can tell me the difference, and which one you would rather prefer having. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/2 "2003-01-19T03:57:34Z")
Welcome to kirupaville! i am not really good at flash yet. i am still a newbie at it. but i bet some one else has the answer to your question. šŸ˜› -Alex ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/3 "2003-01-19T04:03:36Z")
Flash 5 is the older version MX is the newer one (its Flash 6 with funky-cool nonsensical two capital-character suffix [edit] phil beat me to it haha[/edit]). Flash MX is ā€œbetterā€. Why?: - its newer - it does more (in terms of manual animations and scripting) - you can use it to make and publish flash 5 files - ā€˜betterā€™ (arguable) interface - scripting hints, auto indent, auto format, etc etc - faster - other stuff I cant think of Why you would use Flash 5: - you havent bought MX or you are too poor to. ā€¦ as I mentioned above, MX can make (and read) flash 5 files, so really, theres no reason to ever use flash 5 again once you have MX since it can produce both versions of those Flash files. .02 chaching ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/4 "2003-01-19T04:10:43Z")
Thank you! I will be staying here awhile, until I get good at Flash MX, which will take awhile. Also, I was surprised at how fast people replied! Letā€™s keep it up! šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/5 "2003-01-19T04:15:28Z")
> \*Originally posted by Phil Jayhan \* > \*\*Hey Senocular- What was wrong or lacking in my own explanation of the differencesā€¦? hunh~ :sigh: cheers~ pj šŸ™‚ \*\* I wouldnt have posted if I saw that before I hit reply - blows my explanation away ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/6 "2003-01-19T04:20:30Z")
Iā€™ve read a lot of Senocularā€™s posts and theyā€™re very imformative and thurough. Phil, your posts are thurough and informative as well, but informative about what? I have no ideaā€¦=) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/7 "2003-01-19T04:21:45Z")
> \*Originally posted by electrongeek \* > \*\*Iā€™ve read a lot of Senocularā€™s posts and theyā€™re very imformative and thurough. Phil, your posts are thurough and informative as well, but informative about what? I have no ideaā€¦=) \*\* :laugh:++ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/8 "2003-01-19T04:32:23Z")
NOoOOooooOOooooOO!! :o ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/9 "2003-01-19T04:56:44Z")
Phil, I havenā€™t been here but 30 mins, and all I have seen so far is your posts! LOL. You always post this much? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/10 "2003-01-19T05:18:48Z")
Yup, Phil runs the Random section, this is his second home. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/11 "2003-01-19T05:26:58Z")
correction, its his only homeā€¦he lives in his car with his laptop and sells drugs out the trunkā€¦beware Philboā€¦he wants to rule the world!! :cool: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-question/11562/12 "2003-01-20T21:02:57Z")
yo mak, donā€™t expose sensitive secrets about Philboā€™s money laundering schemesā€¦ we donā€™t want the IRS cracking down on his profitable sweatshops in the Honduras, or his underground skin-whitening solution that he markets overseas as, ā€˜Snobliqueā€™ Leave the man aloneā€¦ after all, he was almost raped in the rain after touching his friends buttock on a gay beach in florida. Isnā€™t that enough?? :bad: Ahahaha!