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Erik Soderquist <ErikSoderquist <at> gmail.com> writes:

> currently I'm studying programming myself now with a direct goal of
> being able to write a Linux compatible replacement so I can dump my
> own amber-coated XP

Have you tried running the Windows binaries under Wine? It's worth a
shot. Wine has some hefty dependencies but I wonder what the minimum
footprint of a wine-capable VM or container would be.

-Tony



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