What were the early days of WINE like? (lemmy.world)

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Did it have more or less compatibility than it does now? Was it difficult to use? I started using Linux around 2016 and switched to it fully in 2020. In all my time I have only used WINE for gaming as most Windows desktop applications I have tried don't really work, not that I'd want to use many anyway. Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm just curious to hear peoples experiences.

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[-] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 months ago

Not sure what to say, yes, it was more difficult. I remember getting games from humble bundles that were Windows only, got those bundles for the Linux games it had. Some of them I got to work easily, others were just not running or had performance issues.

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