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Speed. A terminal’s job is most just to print text on the screen. You might be surprised at just how slowly that can be done.

• enriquto 6y ago
  Never had a problem with xterm's speed. In fact, it seemed snappier than gnome-terminal, especially when maximized.
  • db48x 6y ago
    Yea, xterm certainly isn’t the worst of the lot.