Hard to believe that the CMD.exe in XP hasn’t changed a whole lot since its DOS days (or maybe that’s why I still like it).
You want a completely different command prompt? Well take a look at this:
Coolest Channel 9 video I’ve ever seen… - Just the name of the artcle, not my opinion. Also, there are quite a few links to other sites besides the video.
It’s called Monad. MS’s attempt to completely redefine how the command prompt works. You can get it right now, and play with it. I’m going to try it out soon.
How can a command prompt be any different than it is now? Well, watch the video! It’s amazingly powerful stuff (once you learn the syntax, always the kicker).
Of course, I still maintain the opinion that “The days of the command line operating system are over!”, but I think Monad could evolve into a very useful product.