"Windows Everywhere" foresaw Wine back in 1993?

[Dan Kegel]

On 2/9/06, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:
> Did Microsoft really talk up the idea of Unix being able to
> run Win32 apps via emulation on Unix, or was Hodges
> referring to things like Sun's WABI

I dredged up the likely answer:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.os2.advocacy/msg/35812882aa2e6afc
contains the following tidbit:

--- snip ---
[PC Week; March 1, 1993; Page 1, 16]
SUN EMULATOR TO LINK UNIX, WINDOWS APPS
By Amy Cortese
...
Meanwhile, Microsoft is exploring its own ways to make the
Windows API available on Unix. It has showcased Win/U software
from Bristol Technology Inc., which allows ISVs to recompile
their Windows applications to run on Unix.
--- snip ---

So evidently Microsoft was pushing the "Windows Everywhere"
vision using partners like Bristol and Mainsoft, who licensed
Windows source code.

(Fun facts: MS used Mainsoft to port IE 4 to Solaris:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1998/feb98/unixpr.mspx
This evidently let them get a big government contract.
The MS IE for Unix homepage still exists,
http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie/
A nice history of the port is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX )
- Dan

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