diff --git a/libsrc/c128/c128.inc b/libsrc/c128/c128.inc
index 9e101d4f9..7524b3f73 100644
--- a/libsrc/c128/c128.inc
+++ b/libsrc/c128/c128.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CRAM_PTR       	= $E2  	       	; Pointer to current char in color RAM
 
 CHARCOLOR       = $F1
 RVS             = $F3           ; Reverse output flag
+SCROLL		= $F8		; Disable scrolling flag
 FETCH           = $2A2          ; Fetch subroutine in RAM
 FETVEC          = $2AA          ; Vector patch location for FETCH
 STASH           = $2AF          ; Stash routine in RAM
diff --git a/libsrc/c128/color.s b/libsrc/c128/color.s
index f60529b24..1e7d577b2 100644
--- a/libsrc/c128/color.s
+++ b/libsrc/c128/color.s
@@ -11,27 +11,48 @@
 	.include	"c128.inc"
 
 
-_textcolor:
+.proc   _textcolor
+
 	bit	MODE		; Check 80/40 column mode
-	bpl	@L1		; Jump if 40 columns
-	tax
-	lda	$CE5C,x		; Translate VIC color -> VDC color
-@L1:	ldx	CHARCOLOR	; get old value
+       	bmi     @L1		; Jump if 40 columns
+        ldx	CHARCOLOR	; get old value
  	sta	CHARCOLOR	; set new value
 	txa
+        ldx     #$00
 	rts
 
+@L1:    tax                     ; Move new color to X
+        lda     CHARCOLOR       ; Get old color + attributes
+        and     #$F0            ; Keep old attributes
+	ora     $CE5C,x		; Translate VIC color -> VDC color
+        ldx     CHARCOLOR       ; Get the old color
+        sta     CHARCOLOR       ; Set the new color + old attributes
+        txa                     ; Old color -> A
+        and     #$0F            ; Mask out attributes
+        ldx     #$00            ; Load high byte
+        rts
+
+.endproc
+
+
+.proc   _bgcolor
 
-_bgcolor:
 	ldx	VIC_BG_COLOR0	; get old value
 	sta	VIC_BG_COLOR0	; set new value
 	txa
+        ldx     #$00
 	rts
 
+.endproc
+
+
+.proc   _bordercolor
 
-_bordercolor:
        	ldx    	VIC_BORDERCOLOR	; get old value
 	sta	VIC_BORDERCOLOR	; set new value
 	txa
+        ldx     #$00
 	rts
 
+.endproc
+
diff --git a/libsrc/c128/conio.s b/libsrc/c128/conio.s
index fddbd8632..11da92941 100644
--- a/libsrc/c128/conio.s
+++ b/libsrc/c128/conio.s
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ keyvec:	.res	2
 
 initconio:
 
+	lda	#$80
+	sta	SCROLL
+
 ; Save the old vector
 
 	lda	KeyStoreVec
diff --git a/libsrc/c128/cputc.s b/libsrc/c128/cputc.s
index 9ba194290..c3b835e13 100644
--- a/libsrc/c128/cputc.s
+++ b/libsrc/c128/cputc.s
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     	.export		_cputcxy, _cputc, cputdirect, putchar
 	.export		newline, plot
 	.import		popa, _gotoxy
-	.import		xsize
         .import         PLOT
 
 	.include	"c128.inc"
@@ -19,71 +18,17 @@ _cputcxy:
 	jsr	popa		; Get Y
 	jsr	_gotoxy		; Set cursor, drop x
 	pla			; Restore C
+	jmp	PRINT
 
 ; Plot a character - also used as internal function
 
-_cputc: cmp    	#$0A  		; CR?
-    	bne	L1
-    	lda	#0
-    	sta	CURS_X
-       	beq    	plot		; Recalculate pointers
+_cputc		= PRINT		; let the kernal handle it
 
-L1: 	cmp	#$0D  	  	; LF?
-       	beq	newline		; Recalculate pointers
-
-; Printable char of some sort
-
-	cmp	#' '
-    	bcc	cputdirect	; Other control char
-    	tay
-    	bmi	L10
-    	cmp	#$60
-    	bcc	L2
-    	and	#$DF
-    	bne	cputdirect	; Branch always
-L2: 	and	#$3F
-
-cputdirect:
-  	jsr	putchar		; Write the character to the screen
-
-; Advance cursor position
-
-advance:
-        iny
-        cpy     xsize
-        bne     L3
-        jsr     newline         ; new line
-        ldy     #0              ; + cr
-L3:     sty     CURS_X
-        rts
+cputdirect	= $c33b
 
 newline:
-   	clc
-   	lda	xsize
-   	adc	SCREEN_PTR
-   	sta	SCREEN_PTR
-   	bcc	L4
-   	inc	SCREEN_PTR+1
-  	clc
-L4:	lda    	xsize
-   	adc	CRAM_PTR
-   	sta	CRAM_PTR
-   	bcc	L5
-   	inc	CRAM_PTR+1
-L5:	inc	CURS_Y
-   	rts
-
-; Handle character if high bit set
-
-L10:	and	#$7F
-       	cmp    	#$7E 	  	; PI?
-	bne	L11
-	lda	#$5E 	  	; Load screen code for PI
-	bne	cputdirect
-L11:	ora	#$40
-	bne	cputdirect
-
-
+	lda	#17
+	jmp	PRINT
 
 ; Set cursor position, calculate RAM pointers
 
@@ -92,15 +37,7 @@ plot:	ldy	CURS_X
 	clc
 	jmp	PLOT		; Set the new cursor
 
-
-
 ; Write one character to the screen without doing anything else, return X
 ; position in Y
 
-putchar:
-    	ora	RVS		; Set revers bit
-       	ldy    	CURS_X
-	sta	(SCREEN_PTR),y	; Set char
-	lda	CHARCOLOR
-	sta	(CRAM_PTR),y	; Set color
-	rts
+putchar	= $CC2F