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It's a shame that this doesn't work in Windows, where a real terminal is desperately needed.

tty.js[1] works on windows (the backend is linked to the winpty library). I'd normally feel like I'm tooting my own horn by inserting this here, but it looks like the clientside part of Butterfly is a fork of my term.js[2]. I'm not sure if python's implementation of pty's handles some kind of workaround specifically for windows.

[1] https://github.com/chjj/tty.js [2] https://github.com/chjj/term.js

I wanted to try but got errors.

MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln] MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [E:\dev\node\term.js\node_modules\socke t.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\ws\build\binding.sln]

Toot away! I'm working on an MMO which will have a coding component, so code like this is exactly what I was looking for!

I've been using cmder for a while, and it is awesome! Loads of cool features. It's worth checking out :)

http://bliker.github.io/cmder/

I also heard good things about console:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/

Having been forced to use powershell for a while (after being a bash lover), powershell isn't awful. No idea why it isn't default.

Powershell is a great shell, but the terminal it's running in (cmd) is still pretty mediocre...

Powershell has nothing to do with Command Prompt. it runs on the Windows console subsystem.

Whatever the case, it has all the limitations. Poor resize support, strange selection/paste support, and limited featureset.

They must be forks of each other if they're actually not distinct: compare the option screens.

What do you mean by "default"? They're both accessible from the Start Menu, and renaming PowerShell to cmd.exe would certainly cause some chaos.

Why doesn't it work on windows? Couldn't you run it on your local linux server and access it from windows clients?

I think he means as a replacement for Powershell/Cmd.exe.

this is a terminal, not a shell

and powershell.exe and cmd.exe are both both terminals and shells

I'm using ConEmu as a wrapper for standard cmd and cygwin, works well for my needs.

What features are you missing?

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