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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.

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
• Also Available: Windows 3.x Version
• 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.
  

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
• Also Available: German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Japanese homepages!
  
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• 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.
  

WinZip

• Version Number: 6.3 Official release
• Revision Date: September 22, 1997
• File Name: winzip95.exe
• Byte Size: 708,608
• License: Shareware
• Registered Users: Free upgrade
• HomePage: http://www.winzip.com
• Also Available: Windows 3.x Version
• 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
• Also Available: Windows 3.x Version
• 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.
  

ZipBack Pro Internet Edition

• Version Number: 32.20
• Revision Date: December 22, 1997
• File Name: zbpro32t.exe
• Byte Size 2,700,680
• License: Demo
• Homepage: http://www.stonebroom.com
• Description: A new zip and unzip program with a very nice and attractive interface. Supports disk spanning, drag and drop and much more. In all a very easy to use yet powerful 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
• Description: An excellent solution to zip files. Rather than have a seperate 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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