TCI is sold by JP Software and it is called Tabbed Console Interface. What it does, is let you run multiple consoles in a single window with a tabbed interface. The new feature that I like is that you can preset the tabs that you want loaded when you start TCI.

I typically use 4NT for most of the command line stuff that I’m doing. I still need to test with the standard windows command shell (CMD.exe) if I’m creating something for a server or box that doesn’t have 4NT. I’ve also been trying out PowerShell to see if it is worthwhile for me to switch to it. Now I can load them all up at once. It is easy to attach to other consoles (ie. putty, cygwin, etc.) as you open them up and add them as tabs. I will usually end up with two TCI windows open with multiple tabs in each one.

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