Compression Utility

This page lists several utility to compress files. Compressing is a good idea, since smaller files are transfered faster. Many program downloadable from net are also a compressed files. Not all files can be compressed, an already compressed files can't be compressed anymore (.EXE .COM .ZIP .ARJ are an example of already compressed file)

List of Requested file

| Mac OS Client | Windows 3.xx Client |

WinZip

Version: 6.3
File name: winzip95.exe
Size: 709,120 bytes
License: Shareware
Price: 29 $
Os requirement: Win95/NT
Original site: http://www.winzip.com
Description:

A very handy tool to compress and uncompress a ZIP file. Support drag and drop operation. Better get one !!

WinZip 8.1

Version: 8.1
File name: winzip81.exe
Size: 1,803,848 bytes
License: Shareware
Price: 29 $
Os requirement: Win98
Original site: http://www.winzip.com
Description:

Latest version of WINZIP now support .CAB files, even a self extracting one. Now the interface is configurable. For those who use Win95 without IE4, you will need Windows Common Control LibraryVer. 4.70 ,or later, installed. You can Get it here. Version 4.71.0603.0

PKZIP

Version: 2.50
File name: Pk250dos.exe
Size: 207,394 bytes
License: Shareware
Price:
Os requirement: DOS
Original site: http://www.pkware.com
Description:

For those who prefer small file, this could be the best choice to compress files into a .ZIP format. Run only under DOS prompt and now full support of Windows 9x Long File Names (LFN'S). You are no longer limited to DOS 8.3 file names when running in a Windows 9x command line environment.

PKUNZIP

Version: 2.04g
File name: pkunzip.exe
Size: 29,378 bytes
License: Shareware
Price:
Os requirement: DOS
Original site: http://www.company.com
Description:

Also need a small utility to uncompress (unzip) a .ZIP file. Here is a small & nice utility run under DOS prompt.

Win 3.xx Client

Winzip

Version: 6.3 SR1
File name: winzip31.exe
Size: 629,038 bytes
License: Shareware
Price:
Os requirement: Win3.xx
Original site: http://www.winzip.com
Description:

Winzip for windows 3.xx !!

Mac OS Client

MacZip

Version: 1.0.6
File name: maczip.hqx
Size: 406,899 bytes
License: Freeware
Price:
Os requirement: MacOS
Original site: www.haase-online.de
Description:

MacZip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, Windows NT, Minix, Atari and Macintosh, Amiga, and Acorn RISC OS. Unzip unpacks ZIP archives.

DropStuff

Version: 6.01
File name: dropstuffb.hqx
Size: 5,675,928 bytes
License: Shareware
Price: $30.00 USD
Os requirement: MacOS
Original site: http://www.aladdinsys.com
Description:

Enhance the free Stuffit expander, to support expanding multi-disk files of type .SIT. Also a tool to compress your files into a Stuffit files.

Stuffit Expander

Version: 6.01
File name: stuffitexpandboth.hqx
Size: 1,413,120 bytes
License: Freeware
Price:
Os requirement: MacOS
Original site: http://www.aladdinsys.com
Description:

Unstuff/ expand a stuffit compressed files.