Creator of PKZip dies at 37 | ZDNet
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A PKWare Inc. representative confirmed an Associated Press report that said Katz died of complications from chronic alcoholism, but he declined further comment. Katz was found dead April 14 in a Milwaukee, Wis., motel room with five empty bottles of alcohol in the room, the article stated, quoting a county medical examiners report. While leading a problematic personal life, Katz created one of the most used utilities on the Web. The compression utility PKZip has enjoyed enormous popularity, with the latest two versions racking up more than 600,000 downloads on ZDNet (zdz). PKZip shrinks files by more than half, significantly speeding data transmission.
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