Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5857 invoked from network); 3 May 2000 11:31:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by redlabel.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 3 May 2000 11:31:58 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12mxGB-00076W-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 03 May 2000 12:24:07 +0100 Received: from smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net ([199.45.39.156]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12mxG7-00076R-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 03 May 2000 12:24:04 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from bellatlantic.net (client-151-200-117-132.bellatlantic.net [151.200.117.132]) by smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id HAA04634; Wed, 3 May 2000 07:23:36 -0400 (EDT) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <39100CE3.190D362C@bellatlantic.net> Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 07:26:27 -0400 From: "Andre' Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lk@pdi.com, "lf-amrad" , "AMRAD Tacos" , "Rsgb_lf_group" Subject: LF: PKZIP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: PKZIP AUTHOR DIES by Dave Murphy, member@itrain.org Phillip W. Katz, 37, died on April 14 from complications arising from a long-time illness. As a young man, Katz released the PKZip file compression program in 1986. The program revolutionized the world of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and the fledgling Internet. I remember getting my hands on the very first public version. I was able to compress copies of my dBASE, Lotus 1-2-3, and WordPerfect files on to a single diskette. All I had was an IBM PC-XT and an IBM PC Portable ... storage space was at a premium. As new versions were released, I'd eagerly download the updates and rezip my files just to get an extra five percent more compression. When transferring files online with my high-speed Hayes 1200Kbps modem, every bit of extra compression meant a few minutes saved. I even got to try the program before I paid for it. PKZip was the first shareware program I ever registered. Katz became famous for pioneering the shareware concept of software distribution. Users were invited to download and try new software. Only if they liked the program and decided to continue using it were they obligated to purchase the software. Phil, I never met you in person, but I'll miss you.