FreeZip - A
decompression program from Australia, FreeZip is speedy
and easy to set up and use. It integrates with Windows
Explorer and uses file associations and context menus to
zip or unzip files, including long file names and
subdirectories. 290 kilobytes. (For Win 95/98). Japanese
version is also available. The manual is offered in many
other languages.
PowerZip
- If you're new to
downloading files from the Net, you've likely noticed
that many of them are in compressed or "ZIP"
form. To use these files, you need an unzipping utility.
PowerZip is one of the best we've seen; it's speedy,
efficient, and features an easy-to-use interface. The
latest version features built-in multi-disk ZIP support
and ZIP encryption and decryption support. PowerZip is now
free only for students and nonprofit groups.
Aladdin Expander - The
classic free decompression tool for the Mac is now
available for Windows users. An easy-to-use utility,
Aladdin Expander can handle any type of compressed file
you throw at it, including Stuffit. (.sit) and ZIP files.
It'll also handle uuencoded (.uue), BinHex (.hqx), and
MacBinary (.bin), ARC (.arc), Arj (.arj), and gzip (.gz)
formats. (For Windows 95/98/NT and Macs).
Info-ZIP
- This is a free ZIP utility
that supports command line parameters and saves long file
names. "Info-ZIP's purpose is to provide free,
portable, high-quality versions of the Zip and UnZip
compressor-archiver utilities that are compatible with
the DOS-based PKZIP by PKWARE, Inc."
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