1. Macromedia Authorware 5.2 is the leading visual rich-media authoring solution for online learning applications. Training developers, instructional designers, educators, and subject matter experts create engaging learning applications, deliver them by Web, LAN, or CD-ROM, and track student results and return on investment. Authorware 5.2 is also available packaged together with Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver in the new Macromedia Web Learning Studio.

2. AUTHORING Windows: Intel Pentium processor Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, or Windows NT 4 or later 32 MB RAM CD-ROM drive 640 x 480, 256-color display (higher resolution and color depth recommended) 60 MB of free hard disk space Sound Blaster-compatible sound card QuickTime for Windows support

3. PLAYBACK Windows: 486/66 or higher processor, including Intel Pentium processor Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, Me, or Windows NT 4 or later 16 MB RAM required Macintosh: PowerPC or 68040 or greater System 7.5.1 or later 16 MB RAM required 640 x 480 resolution and 8-bit color (256 colors) monitor or higher

4. Dreamweaver 4 Make short work of Web site and HTML page production. Flash 5 Create animated, vector-based Web content. FreeHand 10 Create vector-based illustrations for Flash and for print. Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio Develop magnetic Internet destinations and powerful multimedia. Authorware 6 Produce rich-media training and learning applications.

5. $2,699.00 Retail? OUCH!

6. $349.00 Educator Discount

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8. Click2Learn’s ToolBook ( Formerly, Asymetrix ToolBook.) PRICE ?

9. Some extra instruction... The Official Guide to Authorware 4 : The Comprehensive Reference from the Multimedia Labs of Macromedia by Nick Roberts Amazon.com says, “5 stars, but Out of Print”