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cm0002@futurology.today to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 10 hours ago

New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games

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cm0002@futurology.today to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 10 hours ago
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But author warns that Direct3D 7 “is a land of highly cursed API inter-operability.”…
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    Soon, Linux will have better compatibility with older windows programs than Windows itself.

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      Soon? Let’s talk DOSBox

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        For early Windows DirectX 1 - 6 there’s 86Box.

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