COMEMU!!!
http://sourceforge.net/projects/conemu/

A really must-have console replacement for Windows.
If you are used to scripting in Unix and must script in Windows, YOU WANT IT!!!!

And check this out for sane history/readline/tab completion in powershell:

http://www.howtogeek.com/126469/how-to-create-a-powershell-profile/

https://github.com/lzybkr/PSReadLine

enjoy