Indeed, the overview page even mentions that. XtermWM is expected to be helpful to the following kinds of people: Third item on the list is: People who used

Indeed, the overview page even mentions that. XtermWM is expected to be helpful to the following kinds of people: Third item on the list is: People who used the DOS-era "shells" like IBM DOS Shell, DESQview... I can definitely see the appeal of this over a ssh link to a server you're trying to keep lean.