diff -ur angband-283/src/main-xaw.c angband-283-fixed/src/main-xaw.c
--- angband-283/src/main-xaw.c	Fri Oct  9 03:40:42 1998
+++ angband-283-fixed/src/main-xaw.c	Fri Oct  9 03:39:29 1998
@@ -1717,6 +1717,12 @@
 	Widget topLevel;
 	Display *dpy;
 
+	cptr dpy_name = "";
+
+	int num_term = MAX_TERM_DATA;
+
+	char buf[80];
+
 #ifdef USE_GRAPHICS
 
 	char filename[1024];
@@ -1725,6 +1731,33 @@
 
 #endif /* USE_GRAPHICS */
 
+	/* Parse args */
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+	{
+		if (prefix(argv[i], "-d"))
+		{
+			dpy_name = &argv[i][2];
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (prefix(argv[i], "-n"))
+		{
+			num_term = atoi(&argv[i][2]);
+			if (num_term < 1)
+			{
+				num_term = 1;
+			}
+			if (num_term > MAX_TERM_DATA)
+			{
+				num_term = MAX_TERM_DATA;
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		plog_fmt("Ignoring option: %s", argv[i]);
+	}
+
+
 
 	/* Attempt to open the local display */
 	dpy = XOpenDisplay("");
@@ -1780,7 +1813,7 @@
 
 
 	/* Initialize the windows */
-	for (i=0; i<MAX_TERM_DATA; i++)
+	for (i=0; i<num_term; i++)
 	{
 		term_data *td = &data[i];
 
@@ -1828,7 +1861,7 @@
 	if (use_graphics)
 	{
 		/* Initialize the windows */
-		for (i=0; i<MAX_TERM_DATA; i++)
+		for (i=0; i<num_term; i++)
 		{
 			term_data *td = &data[i];