Hi Ian,

PKZIP was first according to my college professor who swears by winzip.  LOL  so
probably just like anything else, everybody has an opinion.

And I agree, the earlier versions of winzip are computer newby friendlier then
the new one.  I kept my old version and d/l the new one and then deleted it and
went back to the old.   tannis zamora

> BTW - does anyone know which was the first 'zip' application?  I've always
> assumed it was WinZip, but I'm wondering now if maybe PKZIP was the first,
> or even something else.
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carroll Grigsby" Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Zip files
>
> > Let's try this. Go to www.zdnet.com. At the top of the page, click on
> > "downloads* to get to their download site. Enter "winzip" (less quotes) in
> > the search box and click the "go" button. You'll see a number of
> entries --
> > choose the one that matches up with your version of windows, and click on
> > download. This will open a dialogue box that will tell you the name of the
> > file and where windows wants to place it; you will be able to choose some
> > other target folder if you wish. Once the download is complete, open
> > Explorer, find your file (it should have an .exe ending) and run it.
> Follow
> > the directions, and it should be installed.
> >
> > Now you're all set download Startup Cop (or any other zipped file) using
> > pretty much the same procedure. This time, though, when you click on the
> > downloaded file, Winzip will automagically step in and decompress the zip
> > file for you. You'll still have to install it, though. Look at the
> expanded
> > files for either a README or similar file for the instructions; some
> programs
> > will have a setup.exe or similar file that will handle the installation
> for
> > you. (Hint: Some programs will not install correctly unless they are in an
> > empty folder. I keep a folder called "Empty" for just this use. After I've
> > downloaded a file, I move it to Empty, unzip it, and run the install
> routine.
> > After I've evaluated the program and find that it's worthwhile, I then
> move
> > (not copy) the files in Empty to an archive folder. OTOH, if it doesn't
> > measure up, I empty Empty.)
> >
> > IIRC, Winzip is not free -- it is shareware. In case you are not familiar
> > with this term, that means that you can download and use the program for a
> > limited period of time. If you like it and continue to use it, however,
> you
> > are expected to pay for it. There's another category of downloadable
> software
> > called freeware -- the author does not expect to be paid for it. If you
> > prefer this arrangement, then you've got some more (OK, a lot more)
> searching
> > to do. The ZDNet download utilities section might be a good starting
> point,
> > but Google could work well, too.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Carroll Grigsby
>
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