diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e49ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+obj/
+bin/
diff --git a/bin/os b/bin/os
index f89cea2..8790395 100755
Binary files a/bin/os and b/bin/os differ
diff --git a/bochs.txt b/bochs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d164d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bochs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vga: extension=vgahw
+display_library: x, options="gui_debug"
+
diff --git a/image.hdd b/image.hdd
index 6a15664..b879f01 100644
Binary files a/image.hdd and b/image.hdd differ
diff --git a/obj/src/int.c.d b/obj/src/int.c.d
index 29e5732..6d7ae4b 100644
--- a/obj/src/int.c.d
+++ b/obj/src/int.c.d
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-obj/src/int.c.o: src/int.c
+obj/src/int.c.o: src/int.c src/common.h
+src/common.h:
diff --git a/obj/src/int.c.o b/obj/src/int.c.o
index 90a1722..505fbc1 100644
Binary files a/obj/src/int.c.o and b/obj/src/int.c.o differ
diff --git a/obj/src/main.c.d b/obj/src/main.c.d
index 008772b..b94abe3 100644
--- a/obj/src/main.c.d
+++ b/obj/src/main.c.d
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-obj/src/main.c.o: src/main.c src/../include/limine.h
+obj/src/main.c.o: src/main.c src/../include/limine.h src/common.h \
+  src/print.h
 src/../include/limine.h:
+src/common.h:
+src/print.h:
diff --git a/obj/src/main.c.o b/obj/src/main.c.o
index fd9ee5f..3d4f34c 100644
Binary files a/obj/src/main.c.o and b/obj/src/main.c.o differ
diff --git a/src/acpi.c b/src/acpi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c2992b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/acpi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "common.h"
+
+// root system description pointer, points 
+pstruct acpi_rsdp_header {
+  u8 signature[8];
+  u8 checksum;
+  u8 OEMID[6];
+  u8 revision;
+  u32 addr32_depr;
+  // v2
+  u32 len;
+  u64 addr;
+  u8 extended_checksum;
+  u8 resv[3];
+};
+
+#define RSDT_SIGNATURE "RSDT"
+#define XSDT_SIGNATURE "XSDT"
+
+struct acpi_sdt_header {
+  u8 signature[4];
+  u32 len;
+  u8 revision;
+  u8 checksum;
+  u8 OEMID[6];
+  u8 OEM_table_id[8];
+  u32 OEM_revision;
+  u32 creator_id;
+  u32 creator_revision;
+};
+
+struct apci_rsdt {
+  struct acpi_sdt_header header;
+  u32 addrs[];
+};
+
+struct xsdt {
+  struct acpi_rsdp_header header;
+  u64 addrs[];
+};
+
+
+bool rsdp_validate(u8* data, size_t len) {
+  u32 sum_to_zero = 0;
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+    sum_to_zero += data[i];
+  }
+
+  return (sum_to_zero & 0xFF) == 0;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff02c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define pstruct struct __attribute__((packed))
+
+typedef  uint8_t  u8;
+typedef uint16_t  u16;
+typedef uint32_t  u32;
+typedef uint64_t  u64;
+typedef   int8_t  i8;
+typedef  int16_t  i16;
+typedef  int32_t  i32;
+typedef  int64_t  i64;
+
diff --git a/src/etc.h b/src/etc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb4847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+void* memcpy(void* restrict dst, const void* src, size_t n);
+void* memset(void* s, int c, size_t n);
+void* memmove(void* dst, const void* src, size_t n);
+int memcmp(const void* s1, const void* s2, size_t n);
+
+static int isprint(int ch) {
+  return (u8)(ch-' ') <= ('~'-' ');
+}
diff --git a/src/font.h b/src/font.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..142a3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+/* credit due to blit-fonts
+
+ISC License
+Copyright (c) 2018 Andrew Reece
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+*/
+
+#define FONT_WIDTH 5
+#define FONT_HEIGHT 6
+
+static u32 font[] = {
+	0x0,
+	0x8021084,
+	0x294a,
+	0x15f52bea,
+	0x8fa38be,
+	0x33a22e60,
+	0x2e94d8a2,
+	0x1084,
+	0x10421088,
+	0x4421082,
+	0xa23880,
+	0x471000,
+	0x4420000,
+	0x70000,
+	0xc600000,
+	0x2222200,
+	0x1d3ad72e,
+	0x3e4214c4,
+	0x3e22222e,
+	0x1d18320f,
+	0x210fc888,
+	0x1d183c3f,
+	0x1d17844c,
+	0x222221f,
+	0x1d18ba2e,
+	0x210f463e,
+	0xc6018c0,
+	0x4401000,
+	0x10411100,
+	0xe03800,
+	0x4441040,
+	0x802322e,
+	0x3c1ef62e,
+	0x231fc544,
+	0x1f18be2f,
+	0x3c10862e,
+	0x1f18c62f,
+	0x3e10bc3f,
+	0x210bc3f,
+	0x1d1c843e,
+	0x2318fe31,
+	0x3e42109f,
+	0xc94211f,
+	0x23149d31,
+	0x3e108421,
+	0x231ad6bb,
+	0x239cd671,
+	0x1d18c62e,
+	0x217c62f,
+	0x30eac62e,
+	0x2297c62f,
+	0x1d141a2e,
+	0x842109f,
+	0x1d18c631,
+	0x8454631,
+	0x375ad631,
+	0x22a21151,
+	0x8421151,
+	0x3e22221f,
+	0x1842108c,
+	0x20820820,
+	0xc421086,
+	0x4544,
+	0x3e000000,
+	0x82,
+	0x1c97b000,
+	0xe949c21,
+	0x1c10b800,
+	0x1c94b908,
+	0x1c549800,
+	0x2211c4c,
+	0xe87252e,
+	0x12949c21,
+	0xc210040,
+	0x6210802,
+	0x12519521,
+	0xc210842,
+	0x235aac00,
+	0x12949c00,
+	0xc949800,
+	0x213a526,
+	0x3087252e,
+	0x2149800,
+	0xe837000,
+	0xc213c42,
+	0xe94a400,
+	0x464a400,
+	0x155ac400,
+	0x36426c00,
+	0xe872529,
+	0x1e223c00,
+	0x1843188c,
+	0x8421084,
+	0xc463086,
+	0x6d800,
+	0x3fffffff,
+};
diff --git a/src/int.c b/src/int.c
index c9a249c..3620f31 100644
--- a/src/int.c
+++ b/src/int.c
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#define pstruct struct __attribute__((packed))
+#include "common.h"
 
 pstruct int_desc {
-  uint16_t addr_low;
-  uint16_t selector;
-  uint8_t ist;
-  uint8_t flags;
-  uint16_t addr_mid;
-  uint32_t addr_high;
-  uint32_t resv;
+  u16 addr_low;
+  u16 selector;
+  u8 ist;
+  u8 flags;
+  u16 addr_mid;
+  u32 addr_high;
+  u32 resv;
 };
 
 enum INT_DESC_FLAGS {
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ enum INT_DESC_FLAGS {
 
 struct int_desc idt[256];
 
-void set_idt(uint8_t vect, void* handler, uint8_t dpl) {
+void set_idt(u8 vect, void* handler, u8 dpl) {
   struct int_desc* ent = &idt[vect];
-  uint64_t addr = (uint64_t) handler;
+  u64 addr = (u64) handler;
   ent->addr_low = addr & 0xFFFF;
   ent->addr_mid = (addr >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
   ent->addr_mid = addr >> 32;
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ void set_idt(uint8_t vect, void* handler, uint8_t dpl) {
 }
 
 pstruct idtr {
-  uint16_t limit;
-  uint64_t base;
+  u16 limit;
+  u64 base;
 };
 
 #define IDTR_LIMIT (sizeof(struct int_desc)*256 - 1)
@@ -46,25 +46,25 @@ pstruct idtr {
 void load_idt(void* addr) {
   struct idtr ir = (struct idtr) {
     .limit = IDTR_LIMIT,
-    .base = (uint64_t) addr,
+    .base = (u64) addr,
   };
 
   asm volatile("lidt %0" :: "m"(ir));
 }
 
-extern void draw(uint8_t vect);
+extern void draw(u8 vect);
 
 struct cpu_ctx {
-  uint64_t r15, r14, r13, r12, r11, r10, r9, r8, rdi, rsi, rdx, rcx, rbx, rax;
+  u64 r15, r14, r13, r12, r11, r10, r9, r8, rdi, rsi, rdx, rcx, rbx, rax;
 
-  uint64_t vect;
-  uint64_t err;
+  u64 vect;
+  u64 err;
 
-  uint64_t iret_rip;
-  uint64_t iret_cs;
-  uint64_t iret_flags;
-  uint64_t iret_rsp;
-  uint64_t iret_ss;
+  u64 iret_rip;
+  u64 iret_cs;
+  u64 iret_flags;
+  u64 iret_rsp;
+  u64 iret_ss;
 };
 
 struct cpu_ctx* interrupt_dispatch(struct cpu_ctx* ctx) {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2e75e1b..5100806 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include "../include/limine.h"
 
-// credit owed to https://wiki.osdev.org/Limine_Bare_Bones
+
+#include "../include/limine.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "print.h"
+
+// credit owed to https://wiki.osdev.org/Limine_Bare_Bones for the limine setup code
 
 __attribute__((used, section(".limine_requests")))
-static volatile uint64_t limine_base_revision[] = LIMINE_BASE_REVISION(4);
+static volatile u64 limine_base_revision[] = LIMINE_BASE_REVISION(4);
 
 __attribute__((used, section(".limine_requests")))
 static volatile struct limine_framebuffer_request fb_req = {
@@ -15,14 +19,14 @@ static volatile struct limine_framebuffer_request fb_req = {
 };
 
 __attribute__((used, section(".limine_requests_start")))
-static volatile uint64_t limine_requests_start_marker[] = LIMINE_REQUESTS_START_MARKER;
+static volatile u64 limine_requests_start_marker[] = LIMINE_REQUESTS_START_MARKER;
 
 __attribute__((used, section(".limine_requests_end")))
-static volatile uint64_t limine_requests_end_marker[] = LIMINE_REQUESTS_END_MARKER;
+static volatile u64 limine_requests_end_marker[] = LIMINE_REQUESTS_END_MARKER;
 
 void* memcpy(void* restrict dst, const void* src, size_t n) {
-  uint8_t* restrict pdst = (uint8_t* restrict)dst;
-  const uint8_t* restrict psrc = (const uint8_t* restrict)src;
+  u8* restrict pdst = (u8* restrict)dst;
+  const u8* restrict psrc = (const u8* restrict)src;
 
   for(size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
     pdst[i] = psrc[i];
@@ -32,18 +36,18 @@ void* memcpy(void* restrict dst, const void* src, size_t n) {
 }
 
 void* memset(void* s, int c, size_t n) {
-  uint8_t* p = (uint8_t*) s;
+  u8* p = (u8*) s;
 
   for(size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    p[i] = (uint8_t)c;
+    p[i] = (u8)c;
   }
 
   return s;
 }
 
 void* memmove(void* dst, const void* src, size_t n) {
-  uint8_t* restrict pdst = (uint8_t* restrict)dst;
-  const uint8_t* restrict psrc = (const uint8_t* restrict)src;
+  u8* restrict pdst = (u8* restrict)dst;
+  const u8* restrict psrc = (const u8* restrict)src;
 
   if(src > dst) {
     for(size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -59,8 +63,8 @@ void* memmove(void* dst, const void* src, size_t n) {
 }
 
 int memcmp(const void* s1, const void* s2, size_t n) {
-  const uint8_t* p1 = (const uint8_t* )s1;
-  const uint8_t* p2 = (const uint8_t* )s2;
+  const u8* p1 = (const u8* )s1;
+  const u8* p2 = (const u8* )s2;
 
   for(size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
     if(p1[i] != p2[i]) {
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@ static void hang() {
 
 struct limine_framebuffer* fb;
 
-void draw(uint8_t vect) {
+void draw(u8 vect) {
   for(size_t y = 0; y < fb->height; y++) {
     for(size_t x = 0; x < fb->width; x++) {
-      volatile uint32_t* fb_ptr = fb->address;
+      volatile u32* fb_ptr = fb->address;
       fb_ptr[y * fb->width + x] = (
         (x + y) * 0x00010000 |
         (x ^ y) * 0x00000100 |
@@ -108,11 +112,10 @@ void kmain() {
 
   init_idt();
 
-  for(size_t i = 0; ~i & (1<<30); i++) {
-    draw(i&0xFF);
-  }
+  print_init(fb);
+
+  print("TEST THIS\nMessage for me please Mr Kernel");
 
-  
   hang();
   
 }
diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f071bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#include "etc.h"
+#include "font.h"
+
+#include "../include/limine.h"
+
+u32 bg = 0x00000000;
+u32 fg = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+static size_t row;
+static size_t col;
+static size_t term_width, term_height;
+static size_t fb_width, fb_height;
+static volatile u32* fb_scr;
+
+
+#define TAB_STOP 4
+
+// buffer at each edge for readability
+#define TERM_WIDTH (FONT_WIDTH+2)
+#define TERM_HEIGHT (FONT_HEIGHT+2)
+
+
+void print_init(struct limine_framebuffer* fb) {
+  term_width = fb->width / TERM_WIDTH;
+  term_height = fb->height / TERM_HEIGHT;
+  fb_width = fb->width;
+  fb_height = fb->height;
+  fb_scr = fb->address;
+}
+
+static void scrollback() {
+  memmove((void*)fb_scr, (void*)(fb_scr + fb_width*TERM_HEIGHT), fb_width*(fb_height-1)*sizeof(u32));
+}
+
+void put(int ch) {
+  ch = (unsigned char)ch;
+
+  if (!isprint(ch)) {
+    if (ch == '\n') {
+      col = 0;
+      row++;
+    } else if (ch == '\t') {
+      size_t target = (col + TAB_STOP) & ~(TAB_STOP - 1);
+      if (target >= term_width) {
+        col = 0;
+        row++;
+      } else {
+        while (col < target)
+          put(' ');
+      }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (col >= term_width) {
+    col = 0;
+    row++;
+  }
+
+  if (row >= term_height) {
+    scrollback();
+    row = term_height - 1;
+  }
+
+  size_t idx = ch - ' ';
+  u32 glyph = font[idx];
+
+  size_t px = col * TERM_WIDTH;
+  size_t py = row * TERM_HEIGHT;
+
+  for (size_t y = 0; y < TERM_HEIGHT; y++) {
+    for (size_t x = 0; x < TERM_WIDTH; x++) {
+      size_t off = (py + y) * fb_width + (px + x);
+      bool padding = (y == 0 || y == TERM_HEIGHT-1 || x == 0 || x == TERM_WIDTH-1);
+      fb_scr[off] = ((~glyph & 1) | padding )? bg : (x^y * off + y*term_width);
+      glyph >>= !padding;
+    }
+  }
+
+  col++;
+}
+
+
+void print(const char* msg) {
+  while(*msg) {
+    put(*(msg++));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/print.h b/src/print.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7dd1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/print.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+struct limine_framebuffer;
+
+void put(int ch);
+
+void print(const char* msg);
+
+void print_init(struct limine_framebuffer* fb);
diff --git a/src/rep.pl b/src/rep.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13bce89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rep.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+while(<>) {
+  s/\buint(..?)_t\b/u\1/g;
+  s/\bint(..?)_t\b/i\1/g;
+  print;
+}