Handling 16-bit Windows applications

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  • winevdm

    16-bit Windows (Windows 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, 3.1, etc.) on 64-bit Windows

    • WineVDM is more active than Win3mu, though I don't know how well it'll work for mission-critical software.

  • ntvdmx64

    Run Microsoft Windows NTVDM (DOS) on 64bit Editions

    • ntvdmx64 might also be an option.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • reactos

    A free Windows-compatible Operating System

    • People are still working on it. Their github repo shows that people are submitting changes.

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