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The objective of this page is to provide links so that you can learn more about the Zip file format.  The Zip file format is used widely on Windows based computers to both compress and assemble a number of files into a single package.

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Provides Defintions for "Zip", "PKZip", "WinZip", etc. http://coverage.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/Terms/zip.html
Frequently Asked Questions about how to open compressed files.  Learn about "Unzip", "PKZip", and "WinZip." http://member.newsguy.com/~pleonard/unzip.html
Go get PKZIP 2.04g for DOS which seems to be the last 'free' version.  It works great. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/227e.htm
To get and learn about "PKZip" for DOS. http://www.pkware.com/shareware/pkz250dos.html
To get and learn about "WinZip." http://www.winzip.com/
To download just the "pkunzip.exe" DOS program that opens Zip files.  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/misc/software.html

 

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