ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoit's truelemmy.mlimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareInfrapink@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoThat’s not what emulation is. Emulators imitate hardware. WINE receives Windows system cells and returns the appropriate responses.
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoMy fault, I genuinely thought wine was an imitation. Honestly I don’t use it much
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoNo, it translates system calls. Very different.
That’s not what emulation is. Emulators imitate hardware. WINE receives Windows system cells and returns the appropriate responses.
My fault, I genuinely thought wine was an imitation. Honestly I don’t use it much
It’s okay, Comrade Sharkfucker
So it emulates system calls?
No, it translates system calls. Very different.