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		anthk on Jan 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: German train company are looking for a Windows 3.1... Wine can use Windows' DLL's just fine.

rpeden on Jan 28, 2024 [–]

Unless they use the bits of DCOM where Wine's DCOM implementation isn't quite compatible with Microsoft's, which was the OP's point.

chungy on Jan 29, 2024 | [–]

By using Microsoft's DCOM implementation ("the Windows DLLs"), you bypass using Wine's DCOM entirely.

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