PKZIP
Sign in to savePKZIP is a file archiving computer program, notable for introducing the popular ZIP file format. PKZIP was first introduced for MS-DOS on the IBM-PC compatible platform in 1989. Since then versions have been released for a number of other architectures and operating systems. PKZIP was originally written by Phil Katz and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc starting in 1986. The company bears his initials: "PK".
Key facts
- Software.screenshot
- Pkzip-2.04g-dos.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 250px
- Software.caption
- PKZIP 2.04g for DOS, circa 1993
- Software.author
- Phil Katz
- Software.developer
- PKWARE Inc
- Software.genre
- archiving and data compression tool
- Software.license
- proprietary
- Software.website
- http://www.pkware.com/
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- file archiver
- Developer
- Phil Katz
- Official website
- www.pkware.com
- Image
- PKZIP floppy.jpg
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- operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- readable file format
- ZIP
- writable file format
- ZIP
- software version identifier
- 10
- uses
- DEFLATE
- programmed in
- assembly language
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