Uma sikhuluma ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo ze-Windows ku-Unix, into yokuqala efika engqondweni iphrojekthi yamahhala ethi Wine, iphrojekthi eyasungulwa ngo-1993.
Kepha ngubani obengacabanga ukuthi iMicrosoft uqobo ingumbhali wesoftware yokusebenzisa izinhlelo zeWindows ku-UNIX.
Ngo-1994, iMicrosoft yaqala iphrojekthi WENKANI - I-Windows Interface Source Environment - cishe. Imvelo Yomdabu Ye-Windows Interface bekuwuhlelo lokunikeza ilayisense oluvumela abathuthukisi ukuthi baphinde bahlanganise futhi basebenzise izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisekelwe ku-Windows kwezinye izinkundla.
Ama-WISE SDK abesekelwe ekulingiseni i-Windows API engasebenza kuzingxenyekazi ze-Unix ne-Macintosh.
Ama-SDK awazange anikezwe ngokuqondile yi-Microsoft. Kunalokho, ihlanganyele nabathengisi besofthiwe abambalwa (ababedinga ukufinyelela kukhodi yomthombo yangaphakathi ye-Windows), nabo abadayise i-WISE SDK kubasebenzisi bokugcina.