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− | While not strictly emulation ''per se'' (hence why [[Wine]] stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator"), '''compatibility layers''' allow software written for one operating system to run on a different OS, often by translating API and system calls made by an application to their equivalent calls in the host operating system. In theory, this should allow for near-native performance since no processor emulation takes place, but in practice | + | {{stub}} |
+ | While not strictly emulation ''per se'' (hence why [[Wine]] stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator"), '''compatibility layers''' allow software written for one operating system to be run on a different OS, often by translating API and system calls made by an application to their equivalent calls in the host operating system. In theory, this should allow for near-native performance since no processor emulation takes place, but in practice certain software such as games tend to run a bit slower such as in the case of OpenGL to Direct3D translation as done through Wine. Additionally, compatibility layers may also use emulation in order to run software built for a different architecture. | ||
− | == | + | ''This page is a WIP. Feel free to help out!'' |
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+ | ==Emulators== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|Operating System(s) | ! scope="col"|Operating System(s) | ||
! scope="col"|Latest Version | ! scope="col"|Latest Version | ||
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! scope="col"|Active | ! scope="col"|Active | ||
− | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended | + | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] |
! scope="col"|Runs the following software | ! scope="col"|Runs the following software | ||
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− | + | |[[Wine]] | |
+ | |Linux, macOS, [[Android emulators|Android]] | ||
+ | |[https://wiki.winehq.org/Download 3.0.3] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
+ | |Windows applications and games | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[Wineskin]] |
− | + | |macOS | |
− | |[ | + | |[http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-index.php?page=Downloads 1.7] |
− | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |
|Windows applications and games | |Windows applications and games | ||
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− | |[[Proton]] | + | |[[Proton]] |
− | + | |Linux | |
− | |[https://store.steampowered.com/about/ | + | |[https://store.steampowered.com/about/ 3.7 Beta] |
− | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |
|Windows games | |Windows games | ||
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|[[TeknoParrot]] | |[[TeknoParrot]] | ||
− | + | |Windows | |
− | | | + | |[https://teknoparrot.com/ {{TeknoVer}}] |
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|[[WineVDM]] | |[[WineVDM]] | ||
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− | |[https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/releases | + | |[https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/releases v0.6.0] |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✗}} |
− | |16-bit Windows apps and games | + | |16-bit Windows apps and games. |
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|[[WoW]] | |[[WoW]] | ||
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− | + | |{{✗}} ||{{✗}} | |
− | |Windows 9x apps and games | + | |Windows 9x apps and games. |
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|[[Win3mu]] | |[[Win3mu]] | ||
− | + | |Windows | |
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− | + | |{{✗}} ||{{✗}} | |
− | |Windows 3.x apps and games | + | |Windows 3.x apps and games. |
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|[[Ardi Executor]] | |[[Ardi Executor]] | ||
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080404193445/http://www.ardi.com/ardi.php 2.1.17] | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20080404193445/http://www.ardi.com/ardi.php 2.1.17] | ||
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