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

Tom's Hardware
Apr 20, 2024, 4:18 pm245 ptsTop
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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