[chanux]

There are many of this kind on Linux. I use stjerm and I like it.

I use it mainly as a home to MoC (Music on Console). You can assign a hotkey with -k option. I run following at startup.

/usr/bin/stjerm -k f12 -o 60 -fg 66ff11 -sh /bin/bash

[diginux]

A friend of mine created tilda[1], which I always enjoyed.

[1] https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/tilda/