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<!-- Not a low-level emulator, see http://www.win3mu.com/faq: "TL;DR - How does it work?" "Win3mu is a high-level emulator." -->
 
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'''Win3mu''' is a [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] that uses 80286 CPU emulation. It loads 16-bit Windows executables and maps API calls onto the modern 32 or 64-bit Windows API.
 
'''Win3mu''' is a [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] that uses 80286 CPU emulation. It loads 16-bit Windows executables and maps API calls onto the modern 32 or 64-bit Windows API.
The software is a Windows 3.0 emulator. Games such as Solitaire and Minesweeper run, but no 3.0 programs work yet.
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The software is a Windows 3 emulator. Games such as Solitaire and Minesweeper run, but no 3 programs work yet.
  
 
Its development was marked as postponed since December 2017 and then planned to be released as open-source. By late September 2018, it became open-source and its source code can be found below:
 
Its development was marked as postponed since December 2017 and then planned to be released as open-source. By late September 2018, it became open-source and its source code can be found below:

Revision as of 09:16, 6 December 2018

Win3mu is a compatibility layer that uses 80286 CPU emulation. It loads 16-bit Windows executables and maps API calls onto the modern 32 or 64-bit Windows API. The software is a Windows 3 emulator. Games such as Solitaire and Minesweeper run, but no 3 programs work yet.

Its development was marked as postponed since December 2017 and then planned to be released as open-source. By late September 2018, it became open-source and its source code can be found below:

https://www.toptensoftware.com/win3mu/