"Joe Hesse" writes:

> Hi,
> When I have Gnome running I can open a terminal window or do 'xterm &' from
> an existing terminal window. Beside the colors, what is the difference
> between them?

A terminal is a physical device, connected to the computer thru a
serial line or a modem. It has a screen and a keyboard, or a printer
and a keyboard for the older sort.

xterm is a program that emulates the workings of a terminal. But it
connects to the computer thru pseudo ttys instead of serial devices.
To simulate a true terminal, you need to have a serial port or a modem
on your computer, and use some additionnal software, like kermit or
minicom to connect the xterm with the remote computer.

GNOME Terminal is another program just like xterm.
There are a lot of different terminal emulators.

They are different in the exact terminal they emulate, and the degree
to which they emulate them, and of course, in the user interface, the
way the physical keyboard and switches, are emulated by the user
interface, and the way in which they can be configured, etc.

If it imports much for you, you'll have to read in detail the user
manuals of these software, and even their sources, or just learn to
use them intensively.

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