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1.2. The Terminal and xterm Compared

There are several important differences between Mac OS X's Terminal application and the xterm common to Unix systems running X Windows:

If you need an xterm, you can have it; however, you will have to install a compatible version of the X Window System first. See Chapter 9 for more information about the X Window System.



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