Mixed in... From: "MARC SIMS"
The point of the post was that Winzip will no longer be free after a period of 21 days wether or not if anyone uses i. I use WinZip and PkZip either or if I choose to use it.
I have the last free version of WinZip 9.0 before it went play or pay. "MARC SIMS"
Rick Glazier says: I have been a registered user since ver 5.6 (1994-6?) and it has (since at least that time) been shareware. I got it in a special sale (with a coupon) for $20, and all upgrades since then were free to all users. They even used to send out postcards to tell you to come and get the new version free when available, (WEB downloads). They sent me the program on a floppy when I signed up. While it seems to have fallen behind "a little" in the feature set recently, I liked the addition of 256-AES encryption. One thing that was their "downfall" was the use of the honor system for registrations. Back at ver 5.6, all it did was come on after several months and tell you how many archives you had opened and remind you that it was supposed to be paid for. I had opened over 500 archives and was well satisfied with the program, so I felt $20 was not too bad. Finding later that I got free program upgrades for the next 10-11 years was a bonus.. (He *obviously?* felt he did not need more money... <grin>) If you were never "nagged" to register, I guess WinZip got rid of that warning... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinZip I "think?" Phil Katz released some versions of PKZip as free before he died... (I can't verify this since I did not use it... More below...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Katz There is more here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Info-ZIP Rick Glazier -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
