WinZip(R) version 6.0a Copyright (C) 1991-1995 Nico Mak Computing, Inc. All Rights Reserved *************************************************************** *** *** *** FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE FILE "README.TXT" *** *** *** *** New users: please click the "Brief Tutorial" entry in *** ** WinZip's "Help" pull-down menu. *** *** *** *************************************************************** *************************************************************** *** Press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip for *** *** help or to access the complete online documentation. *** *************************************************************** Have you ever used the Internet or CompuServe? If so, you've probably encountered ZIP files. Are you a Windows user? If so, WinZip is THE way to handle these archived files. WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of ZIP files without requiring PKZIP and PKUNZIP. It features an intuitive point-and-click drag-and-drop interface for viewing, running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing files in archives. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners. Windows 95 support: WinZip includes long filename support and tight integration with the Windows 95 shell. Drag and drop to or from the Explorer, or ZIP and UNZIP without leaving the Explorer. Internet support: features built-in support for popular Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, and Unix compress. Now you can use WinZip to access almost all the files you download from the Internet. Here's what the magazine reviews say about WinZip: * "These days everyone needs a good unzipping utility. This is the best." PC Computing, 12/95 * "Here's good news: The best zipping and unzipping program you can find is available in a Windows 95 version." Computer Shopper, 10/95 * "WinZip 6.0 deftly integrates the best of the Windows ZIP utilities into the Windows 95 environment" PC Magazine, 9/12/95 * "If I were stuck on a desert island with a notebook and a CompuServe account, the only utility I'd want would be WinZip", PC World 5/95 * "WinZip compression program makes a great main squeeze", Knight-Ridder Newspapers 5/21/95 * "Easy drag-and-drop interface when handling popular Internet file compression formats", Online Access 6/95 * "Great for creating, exploring, and unpacking ZIP files", PC Week 4/17/95 * "WinZip is and remains to be the most important shareware Utility for all Windows users who work with archives" CT Magazine (Germany) 5/95 * "This is useful stuff" Windows Magazine, 4/95 * "WinZip Unlocks Internet Archives", PC Magazine 4/25/95 * "Cadillac of unzippers", PC Magazine 3/15/95 * "Slick and Intuitive", Computer Shopper, 5/94 * "Easy to use", InfoWorld, 4/18/94 * "Archive Manager Extraordinaire", Windows Sources, 5/93 WinZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply double click on an archive listed in the File Manager or Explorer, drag and drop an archive onto WinZip, or use the standard Open dialog. The main WinZip window features a list box with the names, sizes, and date/time stamps of all files in the open archive. This list can be scrolled and sorted on any field. A tool bar provides fast access to commonly used actions. All options (including window size and position) can be saved and restored. Extensive context sensitive help is always available. Double clicking on a file in the main window has the same effect as double clicking in the File Manager or Explorer. First the file is extracted from the archive. If the file is executable, it is run. Otherwise, the file is opened by the appropriate application (for example, Windows Write for *.WRI files) based on standard Windows associations. Under Windows 3.1 WinZip's unique "Install/Uninstall Feature" makes it easy to install and uninstall software distributed in archives. This feature can save megabytes of disk space by tracking and removing all traces of an application. WinZip will run the installation program in an archive, give you a chance to try the program, and optionally offer to restore your system to its original state. The uninstall step can selectively remove directories, files, icons, or program groups created by an install program, and can restore any altered INI files. You have complete control over the uninstall process, and no changes are made without approval. If an archive doesn't have an "install" or "setup" program you can use the CheckOut facility to easily try the files in the archive. The CheckOut facility will extract all files and create a program group with icons for all or some files. Just double click on an icon in the CheckOut group to view the corresponding file with the appropriate application. WinZip will optionally delete the CheckOut files and program group. WinZip requires Windows 3.1 or later. While no other programs are required for basic operations involving ZIP files, optional features require one or more external programs, including PKZIP and PKUNZIP product from PKWARE, Inc, LHA.EXE from Haruyasu Yoshizaki, or the Shareware ARJ product from Robert Jung. WinZip interfaces to several programs to access ARC files and optionally runs most virus scanning utilities. See the online help for details. WinZip is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are encouraged, subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement, to share copies of this program with friends, associates and bulletin boards. Please remember that if you use this software you are required to pay the registration fee of $29 as described in the License Agreement (LICENSE.TXT). 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