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2. Binary-code compatibility - Wikipedia

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   Binary-code compatibility (binary compatible or object-code compatible) is a property of a computer system, meaning that it can run the same executable code, typically machine code for a general-purpose computer central processing unit (CPU), that another computer system can run. Source-code compatibility, on the other hand, means that ...

3. Compatibility layer - Wikipedia

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   Windows's application compatibility layers to attempt to run poorly written applications or those written for earlier versions of the platform. [1] Lina, which runs some Linux binaries on Windows, Mac OS X and Unix-like systems with native look and feel. KernelEX, which runs some Windows 2000/XP programs on Windows 98/Me.

4. PlayOnMac - Wikipedia

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   PlayOnMac is a free compatibility layer and emulator for macOS that allows installation and usage of video games and other software initially designed to run exclusively on Microsoft Windows. PlayOnMac is based on the open-source Wine project and therefore creates and uses virtual drives much like Wineskin wrappers (the virtual drives are ...

5. CrossOver (software) - Wikipedia

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   CrossOver is a Microsoft Windows compatibility layer available for Linux, macOS, and ChromeOS. This compatibility layer enables many Windows-based applications to run on Linux operating systems, macOS, or ChromeOS. CrossOver is developed by CodeWeavers and based on Wine, an open-source Windows compatibility layer.

6. VMware Fusion - Wikipedia

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   VMware Fusion can virtualize a multitude of operating systems, [3] including many older versions of macOS, which allows users to run older Mac software that can no longer be run under the current version of macOS, such as 32-bit [4] and PowerPC applications.

7. Parallels Desktop for Mac - Wikipedia

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   Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hypervisor providing hardware virtualization for Mac computers. It is developed by Parallels, a subsidiary of Corel.. Parallels was initially developed for Macintosh systems with Intel processors, with version 16.5 introducing support for Macs with Apple silicon.

8. Boot Camp (software) - Wikipedia

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   [15] [16] By running the Boot Camp assistant with a compatible version of Microsoft Windows setup disc in the drive and switching to a Windows 8 disc when Mac OS X reboots the machine to begin installing Windows, Windows 8 can be installed on older unsupported hardware. [citation needed] This can also work with Windows 10. Pre-2011 Intel Macs ...

9. Compatibility mode - Wikipedia

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   "Compatibility View" is a compatibility mode feature of the web browser Internet Explorer in version 8 and later. When active, Compatibility View forces IE to display the webpage in Quirks mode as if the page were being viewed in IE7. [1] [2] When compatibility view is not activated, IE is said to be running in native mode. In IE11, a user can ...