The other day, as I was going through some of my old notes, I stumbled upon something I had written about the console, the terminal and the shell on UNIX-like operating systems. I have decided to rewrite these notes in order to share them here on my website. So without further ado we will now stroll down memory lane and take a quick look at the origins of the Unix terminal and shell. And I will also give my advice to new users on Linux or BSD regarding the choice of terminal emulator and shell.
