diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cbdd93e..51d1aaef 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ add_library(appleii SHARED
   linux/windows/dsound.cpp
   linux/windows/guiddef.cpp
   linux/windows/dmusicc.cpp
+  linux/windows/winnls.cpp
 
   linux/data.cpp
   linux/benchmark.cpp
diff --git a/source/linux/win.h b/source/linux/win.h
index 5e11fc71..b4e002df 100644
--- a/source/linux/win.h
+++ b/source/linux/win.h
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 #include "linux/windows/mmreg.h"
 #include "linux/windows/mmsystem.h"
 #include "linux/windows/dmusicc.h"
+#include "linux/windows/winnls.h"
diff --git a/source/linux/windows/wincompat.h b/source/linux/windows/wincompat.h
index c4e8b908..bbb7dc06 100644
--- a/source/linux/windows/wincompat.h
+++ b/source/linux/windows/wincompat.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ typedef short SHORT;
 typedef /*long*/int LONG;
 typedef SHORT *PSHORT;
 typedef LONG *PLONG;
+typedef wchar_t WCHAR;
 #endif
 
 typedef LONG            HRESULT;
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ typedef LPSTR PTSTR, LPTSTR;
 typedef LPCSTR LPCTSTR;
 typedef LPSTR LP;
 
+typedef WCHAR *LPWSTR;
+typedef CONST WCHAR *LPCWSTR;
 
 #ifndef _TCHAR_DEFINED
 // TCHAR a typedef or a define?
diff --git a/source/linux/windows/winnls.cpp b/source/linux/windows/winnls.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..266e6cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/linux/windows/winnls.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "linux/windows/winnls.h"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+
+// massive hack until I understand how it works!
+
+INT WINAPI MultiByteToWideChar(UINT CodePage, DWORD dwFlags, LPCSTR lpMultiByteStr, INT cbMultiByte, LPWSTR lpWideCharStr, INT cchWideChar)
+{
+//  int res = mbstowcs(lpWideCharStr, lpMultiByteStr, strlen(lpMultiByteStr));
+  if (lpWideCharStr)
+  {
+    strcpy(reinterpret_cast<char *>(lpWideCharStr), lpMultiByteStr);
+  }
+  return strlen(lpMultiByteStr) + 1;  // add NULL char at end
+}
+
+INT WINAPI WideCharToMultiByte(UINT CodePage, DWORD dwFlags, LPCWSTR lpWideCharStr, INT cchWideChar, LPSTR lpMultiByteStr, INT cbMultiByte, LPCSTR lpDefaultChar, LPBOOL lpUsedDefaultChar)
+{
+  if (lpMultiByteStr)
+  {
+    strcpy(lpMultiByteStr, reinterpret_cast<const char *>(lpWideCharStr));
+  }
+  //  size_t res = wcstombs(lpMultiByteStr, lpWideCharStr, cbMultiByte);
+  return strlen((const char *)lpWideCharStr) + 1;
+}
diff --git a/source/linux/windows/winnls.h b/source/linux/windows/winnls.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acc90472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/linux/windows/winnls.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "linux/windows/wincompat.h"
+
+#define CP_ACP        0
+#define CP_UTF8       65001
+#define MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS        0x08
+
+INT         WINAPI MultiByteToWideChar(UINT,DWORD,LPCSTR,INT,LPWSTR,INT);
+INT         WINAPI WideCharToMultiByte(UINT,DWORD,LPCWSTR,INT,LPSTR,INT,LPCSTR,LPBOOL);