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PowerPC Windows NT ported to Nintendo GameCube/Wii/Wii U (github.com)
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[โ€“] _NetNomad@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what kind of software is available for windows nt powerPC? i figure being a different architecture you can't just run x86 windows programs but my google fu is failing to find anything i can

[โ€“] Gurfaild@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There is an x86 emulator for DOS/Win16 programs, but Win32 software needs to be compiled for PPC