# Chapter 1. Introdução

Konsole é emulador de terminal para X para o KDE

No contexto de uma interface gráfica uma emulação de terminal permite correr aplicações que foram originalmente concebidas para correr numa computador com um terminal alfanumérico ligado.

To give a short taxonomy of free X terminals, there' two other of this kind: xterm, which is the original, written even before X itself (a month or two), and xvt, a light-wight xterm clone, on which most other currently available derivates (notably eterm) base. After a decade, Konsole is the first rewrite from ground up. While xterm has definitely been hacked to death meanwhile (its `README` starts with the words "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here"), Konsole offers a fresh start using contemporary technologies and understanding of X.