Thaum peb tham txog kev khiav Windows cov kev pab cuam ntawm Unix, thawj yam uas los rau hauv lub siab yog qhov dawb Wine project, ib qhov project tsim nyob rau hauv 1993.
Tab sis leej twg yuav xav tias Microsoft nws tus kheej yog tus sau software rau khiav Windows cov kev pab cuam ntawm UNIX.
Xyoo 1994, Microsoft pib qhov project TSWV - Windows Interface Source Ib puag ncig - kwv yees. Windows Interface Source Ib puag ncig Ib qhov kev tso cai tso cai uas tso cai rau cov neeg tsim khoom rov ua dua thiab khiav Windows-raws li cov ntawv thov ntawm lwm lub platform.
WISE SDKs tau ua raws li Windows API emulation uas tuaj yeem khiav ntawm Unix thiab Macintosh platforms.
SDKs tsis tau muab ncaj qha los ntawm Microsoft. Hloov chaw, nws koom tes nrog ntau tus neeg muag khoom software (uas xav tau nkag mus rau Windows 'internal source code), uas tau muag WISE SDK rau cov neeg siv kawg.