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Add to SafariWhen comparing z/Scope Terminal Emulator vs hyper, the Slant community recommends hyper for most people. In the question“What are the best terminal emulators for Windows?” hyper is ranked 16th while z/Scope Terminal Emulator is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose hyper is:
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
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Pros
Pro Supports tabs, making for easier navigation
z/Scope supports tabs and tab-based navigation.
Pro Affordable
Licenses are permanent. Price starts at $46. First year support is free. Continuing subscription, it's not mandatory to renew maintenance services.
Pro Host Access
It supports IBM TN3270E / TN3270 emulation, IBM TN5250E, UNIX VT100-420, SSH and secure FTP integration.
Pro Cross OS
Windows and Web-based editions.
Pro Cross-platform due to electron browser-based foundation
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
Pro Built on electron, supports split panels and plugins
Cons
Con Not free
z/Scope is not free.
Con Made with Electron
It uses a considerable amount of resources, compared to other offerings.
Con Not as cross platform as advertised
Most features only work on Mac OS.
Con Incorrect rendering
Terminal window has visual artifacts.
Con No configuration UI; all options must be set via JSON
Con Still maturing as of December 2016
Folks noticed some issues in the 1.0 release cited here.
Con Difficult to find information about it, because of the confusion with hyperterminal
