diff --git a/collects/srfi/98.ss b/collects/srfi/98.ss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e10671fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/srfi/98.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+;; Copyright (c) 2009 Derick Eddington.  All rights reserved.
+
+;; Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+;; copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+;; to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+;; the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+;; and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+;; Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+;; The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+;; all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+;; Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright
+;; holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale,
+;; use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization.
+
+;; THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+;; IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+;; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+;; THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+;; LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+;; FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+;; DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+;; Inspired by Danny Yoo's get-environment PLaneT package.
+
+#lang scheme/base
+
+(require scheme/foreign)
+(provide (rename-out (getenv get-environment-variable))
+         get-environment-variables)
+
+(unsafe!)
+
+(define (get-environment-variables)
+  (define (split-strings l)
+    (for/list ([next (in-list l)])
+      (let loop ((i 0) (len (string-length next)))
+        (if (< i len)
+            (if (char=? #\= (string-ref next i))
+                (cons (substring next 0 i)
+                      (substring next (+ 1 i) len))
+                                     (loop (+ 1 i) len))
+            (cons next #f)))))
+  (case (system-type)
+    [(windows)
+     (let ([get (get-ffi-obj "GetEnvironmentStringsW" #f (_fun #:abi 'stdcall -> _bytes))]
+           [free (get-ffi-obj "FreeEnvironmentStringsW" #f (_fun #:abi 'stdcall _pointer -> _void))])
+       (let* ([strs (get)]
+              [len (let loop ([i 0])
+                     (if (and (= 0 (ptr-ref strs _byte i))
+                              (= 0 (ptr-ref strs _byte (+ i 1)))
+                              (= 0 (ptr-ref strs _byte (+ i 2)))
+                              (= 0 (ptr-ref strs _byte (+ i 3))))
+                         (+ i 4)
+                         (loop (+ i 2))))]
+              [strs (cast strs _pointer (_bytes o len))])
+         (begin0
+          (split-strings
+           (let loop ([pos 0])
+             (let ([m (regexp-match-positions #rx"(?:..)*?\0\0" strs pos)])
+               (if m
+                   (if (= (cdar m) (+ pos 2))
+                       null
+                       (cons (cast (ptr-add strs pos) _pointer _string/utf-16)
+                             (loop (cdar m))))
+                   null))))
+          (free strs))))]
+    [else
+     (let ([environ (get-ffi-obj "environ" (ffi-lib #f) _pointer)])
+       (split-strings
+        (let loop ([i 0])
+          (let ((next (ptr-ref environ _string/locale i)))
+            (if next
+                (cons next (loop (+ 1 i)))
+                null)))))]))