Auster ( Auster@thebrainbin.org ) to

retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 days ago

There's a translation layer for 16-bit Windows programs built to run on 64-bit Windows

3

21

There's a translation layer for 16-bit Windows programs built to run on 64-bit Windows

Auster ( Auster@thebrainbin.org ) to

retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 days ago

3

There’s a translation layer for 16-bit Windows programs built to run on 64-bit Windows

Found through Hacker News.

#retrocomputing #windows

Though it calls itself an emulator, from what I can tell, it’s mostly akin to Wine, with only the CPU and DOS being emulated.

You must log in or register to comment.

Chat

crenquis ( crenquis@lemmy.today )
link
fedilink
arrow-up
10·
9 days ago
Developer is very responsive in trying to get a particular program working for you. Reminds me of seamlessly running win16 stuff in OS/2
- cruseo ( cruseo@piefed.world )
  link
  fedilink
  English
  arrow-up
  7·
  9 days ago
  
  Reminds me of seamlessly running win16 stuff in OS/2
  
  Or not-so-seamlessly trying to do the reverse, lol
ThunderComplex ( ThunderComplex@lemmy.today )
link
fedilink
arrow-up
7·
9 days ago
Shoulda also called it WOW64 for the lulz

retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

Discussions on vintage and retrocomputing

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

1 user / day
29 users / week
66 users / month
260 users / 6 months
184 local subscribers
5.5K subscribers
587 Posts
1.7K Comments
Modlog