News Adding ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago almost got the creator of Task Manager fired

[Admin]

Former Microsoft engineer and Task Manager creator Dave Plummer added ZIP file support to Windows, but initially through his own independently-sold kernel extension, VisualZIP.

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[JeffreyP55]

Been using WinRAR forever and a day.

 

[ekio]

What is sad is that every time this guys says I did this stuff in 2 days, quickly and crappy, to just get it working, he ends up saying, it's still here decades later, absolutely untouched.

That is quite concerning to see how Microsoft, despite their huge money, is lazy about true improving their OS... that also explains how the disgusting msdos concepts are still in place.

 

[parkerthon]

Been using WinRAR forever and a day.

You have to if you download pirated things, lol.

What is sad is that every time this guys says I did this stuff in 2 days, quickly and crappy, to just get it working, he ends up saying, it's still here decades later, absolutely untouched.

That is quite concerning to see how Microsoft, despite their huge money, is lazy about true improving their OS... that also explains how the disgusting msdos concepts are still in place.

Pretty sure the article said it’s still “the basis”. Not the Microsoft doesn’t suck harder than a vacuum often, but not everything needs to be completely rebuilt and often they leave things as they are because some company somewhere has a billion dollar mission critical process that still requires them to support whatever lame feature it is. They have an if it ain’t broke, and ain’t core UI, don’t fix it.

 

[usertests]

Been using WinRAR forever and a day.

7zip 5ever. Or the one built into the OS when it doesn't matter.

 

[gg83]

Dave's garage is a great channel. He loves rgb as much as I do. He is a total badass with his ability to tinker!

 

[JeffreyP55]

7zip 5ever. Or the one built into the OS when it doesn't matter.

Bought a WinRAR for ever license before 7zip ever existed. 7zip was 1999 WinRAR 1995.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

The sad thing is in those days of Windows the courts would have made Microsoft strip that functionality out in the name of "competition fairness" for WinZip.

 

[zoridon]

7 zip for me, password proteted files and folders no real issues.

 

[derekullo]

taskkill /u vpresident /p *********** /im Jealoushaters.exe

 

[35below0]

7 zip for me, password proteted files and folders no real issues.

Not encrypted though.