otya128/winevdm
16-bit Windows (Windows 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, 3.1, etc.) on 64-bit Windows
Recommended between 2025-10-29 and 2026-10-21. Last pushed 2026-10-24.
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“I've been using otvdm (aka winevdm) and it is very good.”
— masfuerte, 2026-06-14 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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I've been using otvdm (aka winevdm) and it is very good. It works like the original ntvdm did when running on non-x86 platforms. It emulates the processor and translates 16-bit api calls into 32-bit api calls so things work as you'd expect. https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
“This is what I used to play Sid Meier's Civnet with my brothers”
— caminanteblanco, 2025-10-29 · strong recommendation · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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It already is in some form! This is what I used to play Sid Meier's Civnet with my brothers: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
“https://github.com/otya128/winevdm”
— ranger_danger, 2026-10-21 · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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> Wish I could run 16-bit apps tho. https://github.com/otya128/winevdm https://github.com/leecher1337/ntvdmx64
“All you need is this https://github.com/otya128/winevdm”
— haunter, 2026-08-09 · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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If you need something much easier then you can run Word 2.0 (well any Windows 3.0+ 16bit app) easily on x64 Windows 10/11 https://files.catbox.moe/dy4bqy.png All you need is this https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
“Can run on modern 64-bit windows too with otvdm”
— Krssst, 2026-07-21 · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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Can run on modern 64-bit windows too with otvdm: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
“Do you mean winevdm? https://github.com/otya128/winevdm”
— ale42, 2025-12-01 · original comment on Hacker News ↗
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Do you mean winevdm? https://github.com/otya128/winevdm Wine itself doesn't run on Windows AFAIK.
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