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WSL9x

A retro project that runs a modern Linux kernel inside Windows 9x.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-04-22

Last seen:2026-04-22

Times seen:1

Website:codeberg.org

The short version

A retro project that runs a modern Linux kernel inside Windows 9x.

Why it caught our attention

It’s a rare, technical cross-OS hack with strong retro-computing appeal.

Where it surfaced on Hacker News

2026-04-22

Editorial paraphrase

The thread compared it to Cygwin, CoLinux, flinux, WSL, Win4Lin, Interix, Wine, and Dosbox.

Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux