Overview:

Archiving utilities allow an individual to compress/decompress files, making them smaller for uploading, downloading, putting on disk, etc. To decompress the file, you usually need a decompression program of the same format, to expand the files and make them usable again. There are many different formats of compression which vary in popularity. Currently zip is the most popular, but other formats such as arj, rar, and even lha and arc have there adherents.

Drag and Zip

• Version Number: 2.21a
• Revision Date: September 23, 1997
• File Name: dz95.exe
• Byte Size: 1,136,024
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.canyonsw.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Easy to use and manage compression utility. Lots of features, mainly for creating new archives easily. Easy to use, adds a selection to your context (right click) menu.
  

Pack It Up!

• Version Number: 4.40
• Revision Date: August 15, 1997
• File Name: Pak440.exe
• Byte Size: 2,711,155
• License: Shareware
• HomePage: http://www.gower.net/kimlaine
• NT Compatible: Unknown
• Description: Pack It Up! is a Shell Utility for PKZip, ARJ, LHA, and PAK. Very easy to use. Written in Visual Basic 4.0 Professional. Microsoft front end for easy installation, and removal. Designed for both new users and seasoned Windows users alike.
  

Superzip

• Version Number: 1.0 11/11 Release
• Revision Date: November 21, 1997
• File Name: superzip.exe
• Byte Size: 1,327,430
• License: Freeware
• Homepage: http://www.integsoft.com
• NT Compatible: Unknown
• Description: A very powerful, attractive and easy to use Zip program that handles zip archives created with version 2 or above (almost all zip archives are created with 2.0 or above). It even handles disk spanning, and all for free!
  

Turbo Zip

• Version Number: 2.1
• Revision Date: August 12, 1997
• File Name: tzipte20.exe
• Byte Size: 1,695,850
• License: Demo
• Homepage: http://www.TurboZIP.com
• Note: You can order this online by Clicking here
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: A very powerful program that's more than just a zip/unzip utility, it's a whole compression file management utility. Sure you can do the standard zip/unzip but it can scan your drives for zip files and list them in a window on the left, click on one of the zips and it shows you the contents on the right, click on the file (still in the zip) on the right and the autoviewer displays the file below, even animated gifs are supported with the autoviewer! You can also work with tar, taz, base 64, mime, uuencoded files and more. Very fast, easy to use, and powerful.
  

Wallaby 95

• Version Number: 5.01
• Revision Date: October 10, 1997
• File Name: wallaby.exe
• Byte Size: 1,396,679
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.wallaby95.com/
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Enables highly customizable self extracting archives, FTP download/upload, compress to ZIP and Black-Hole while supporting standard compression types such as ARJ, ARC, ZOO, TAR, LZH, LHA, LHZ, Uuencoded, disk backup and space maker utility, fuzzy logic search engine, favorite folders option for a quick access, file integrity check and aggressive archive repair, shell integration with true 32 bit and 8.3 long filename support, batch file decompress, convert self extracting exe to zip archive, print file list, and much more.
  

WinRAR

• Version Number: 2.02
• Revision Date: September 25, 1997
• File Name: wrar202.exe
• Byte Size: 510,493
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.inetpros.net
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: The RAR compression format compress files better than the ZIP format most of the time, but it is relatively unknown right now. It has a rather buggy interface, but supports the ZIP compression, if you already have pkunzip.exe and/or pkzip.exe.
  

WinZip

• Version Number: 6.3 Service Release 1
• Revision Date: September 29, 1997
• File Name: winzip95.exe
• Byte Size: 709,120
• License: Shareware
• Registered Users: Free upgrade
• HomePage: http://www.winzip.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: The most popular compression/decompression utility for Windows, Winzip has an easy to use and fairly configurable interface, works fast, and adds items to the right-click menu whenever you're dealing with files to easily compress or decompress files.
  

WinZip Self-Extractor

• Version Number: 2.1 Full Release
• Revision Date: August 20, 1997
• File Name: wzipse21.exe
• Byte Size: 600,979
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.winzip.com
• NT Compatible: Unknown
• Description: A utility program that creates self-extracting zip files for easily transferring files to someone else without their needing to run a zip program.
  

Zip Magic (Formerly called ZipFolders)

• Version Number: 1.0 6/28 Release
• Revision Date: June 28, 1997
• File Name: zm95_10.exe
• Byte Size: 1,273,856
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.mijenix.com/zipfolders.htm
• NT Compatible: No
• Description: An excellent solution to zip files. Rather than have a separate interface that comes up every time you want to work with a zip, this program extends the Windows file manager and lets you treat all your zip files as if they were just folders. Very easy to use.
  

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