There are a zillion alternative file managers out there, each with different features sets. But none have integrated support for a terminal which can allow the user to work with the traditional console shells and applications.

Here is a list of related projects, in no particular order,

• Krusader
• OneFinger
• Gsh
• XmlTerm. This project was hosted on sourceforge earlier. It came quite close to Anthias' goals. But the project seems to be defunct now.