Use an OpenGL app to speed terminal sessions

Nov 27, '01 03:27:41PM

Contributed by: outofcontrol

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but, if you find that the terminal in OS X is too slow for you, then you might want to check out GLTerm. This is a fast, no frills terminal for OS X that will allow you to work at the speed you want.

Give it a try! Now that I have used it I don't think I will ever go back. This is not a paid endorsement.

[Editor's note: GLTerm uses OpenGL to render a predefined selection of font sizes very very quickly. I tried it, and it's definitely FAST. However, I've gotten used to my semi-transparent terminal, and would find it difficult to give up this (trivial yet valuable to me) feature. GLTerm does not currently offer transparency (a future update, perhaps?), but it is incredibly fast and well worth a look.]

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