ZIP folders were originally a Microsoft engineer s side hustle until bosses figured out he worked for Microsoft
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Richard Speed Mon 11 Jan 2021 // 21:04 UTC Share
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In brief Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer uploaded another Windows war story to his YouTube channel over the weekend, this time concerning the history of the handy zip folder functionality that has been a feature of the Windows shell over recent decades.
Plummer said that having made a few dollars selling software of his own (notably the Amiga HyperCache) he d asked for a moonlighting clause to be added to his Microsoft contract to allow him to continue selling his wares.