Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows applications in the browser

Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by infinityplus1 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:44AM (#26922778)

If it turns out that Win32 APIs+Wine+Javascript is the ultimate cross platform way to run apps, I would laugh my heart out.

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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by DoctorOW on Saturday April 24, 2021 @10:54AM (#26925286)

If someone releases an old Windows app for Mac and Linux using this and Electron I hope a story about it reaches HN. It'd be the ultimate combination of tech we love to hate. :)

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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by emayljames on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:53AM (#26922818)

Sounds like virus central. I would have thought having a small Linux in the browser would have been better.

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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by pjc50 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:44AM (#26923084)

This is a Linux in the browser. It's there to run WINE.

Absolutely incredible project!

(Also, it's in the browser sandbox so you don't have to worry about viruses)

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Re:Boxedwine is an emulator that can run Windows application... by Cloudef on Saturday April 24, 2021 @05:34AM (#26923575)

Its not really linux but elf loader + shim that implements enough of linux kernel to run wine

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