This section showcases the wide variety of compression tools available on the 'net. File archiving and compression serve two important purposes. First, they can consolidate a large number of files into one easily manageable file. Second, they make transporting and copying these archives faster due to the compressed status of the files. For these reasons, many files are found in archived format on the 'net, on BBSes, and on online services. If you're going to be downloading or uploading files regularly, you'll definitely want to have one of these clients in order to make the process as painless as possible.

	WinZip
Full Review	Version	7.0 Beta 3	Date	8/13/98
	Rating		Size	990 KB
Download	http://www.winzip.com/betawz.htm
Description	An absolute must-have file compression/decompression utility
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Shareware - $29
Platforms	Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 3.x
Company	Niko Mak Computing, Inc.
Information	About WinZip
Also Available	v6.3 SR-1 - Latest Official Release (692 KB - 9/29/97) WinZip Internet Browser Support Add-On (9/22/97 - 76 KB)

	ZipMagic 98
Full Review	Version	2.01	Date	5/1/98
	Rating		Size	1691 KB
Download	ftp://ftp.mijenix.com/pub/zm98eval.exe
Description	A third generation archive management tool and a definite must-have app
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Shareware - $39.95. Formerly ZipFolders
Platforms	Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x
Company	Mijenix Corporation
Information	About ZipMagic
Also Available	ZipMagic v2.02 Update (1280 KB) - for registered users of v2.x only

	Zip Explorer Pro 98
Full Review	Version	2.54	Date	6/10/98
	Rating		Size	451 KB
Download	http://creative.net/~aeco/ZipPro.EXE
Description	An extension of the Windows 98/NT Explorer for archive maintenance
Status	Free 21-day evaluation. Shareware - $39.95
Platforms	Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	Aeco Systems
Information	About Zip Explorer Pro

	WinPack Deluxe
Full Review	Version	2.3	Date	6/23/98
	Rating		Size	1216 KB
Download	http://www.csdd.com/downloads/winpack32/wpack32d.exe
Description	An impressive compression-deluxe package for Windows 95/98/NT
Status	Free 21-day evaluation. Shareware - $20
Platforms	Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 3.x
Company	Convergence Software
Information	WinPack Deluxe Home Page

	WinZip Self-Extractor
Full Review	Version	2.2 Beta 1	Date	5/26/98
	Rating		Size	586 KB
Download	http://www.winzip.com/betase.htm
Description	A helpful utility for creating self-extracting zip files
Status	Shareware - $49
Platforms	Windows 3.x/95/98/NT
Company	Niko Mak Computing, Inc.
Information	About WinZip Self Extractor

	WinZip Uninstall Add-On
Full Review	Version	Beta 8a	Date	8/7/97
	Rating		Size	90 KB
Download	ftp://ftp.winzip.com/pbeta/wzun32b8.exe
Description	A quick install/try/uninstall add-on for WinZip for Windows 95/98/NT
Status	Freeware - requires WinZip 32-bit v6.2/6.3 in order to function properly
Platforms	Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	Niko Mak Computing, Inc.
Information	About WinZip and WinZip Uninstall Add-On

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