diff --git a/term.py b/term.py
index 7bc45fa..9ab225d 100755
--- a/term.py
+++ b/term.py
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ def main():
     if pid == 0:
         # set TERM to something we can handle
         env = dict(os.environ)
-        env['TERM'] = 'dumb'
-        os.execvpe('bash', ['bash', '--noediting', '-i'], env)
+        #env['TERM'] = 'dumb'
+        env['TERM'] = 'ansi'
+        os.execvpe('bash', ['bash'], env)
     else:
         # set the terminal size
         #cols, rows = 63, 32
@@ -35,11 +36,6 @@ def main():
         size = struct.pack("HHHH", rows, cols, 8, 8)
         fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCSWINSZ, size)
 
-        ## disable terminal echo
-        #attr = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
-        #attr[3] = attr[3] & ~termios.ECHO
-        #termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, attr)
-
         # use fd for the terminals stdin/stdout
         os.dup2(fd, sys.stdin.fileno())
         os.dup2(os.dup(fd), sys.stdout.fileno())
diff --git a/term.tal b/term.tal
index dfa60ba..1577e9d 100644
--- a/term.tal
+++ b/term.tal
@@ -67,14 +67,20 @@
     ( return )
     BRK
 
+@first-addr ( -> )
+    ;screen JMP2r
+
 @bol-addr ( -> addr* )
-    .cols LDZ2 .cur-y LDZ2 MUL2 JMP2r
+    .cols LDZ2 .cur-y LDZ2 MUL2 ;screen ADD2 JMP2r
 
 @cur-addr ( -> addr* )
     ;bol-addr JSR2 .cur-x LDZ2 ADD2 JMP2r
 
 @eol-addr ( -> addr* )
-    .cols LDZ2 .cur-y LDZ2 INC2 MUL2 JMP2r
+    .cols LDZ2 .cur-y LDZ2 INC2 MUL2 ;screen ADD2 JMP2r
+
+@last-addr ( -> )
+    .cols LDZ2 .rows LDZ2 MUL2 ;screen ADD2 JMP2r
 
 @min ( x* y* -> min* )
     LTH2k JMP SWP2 POP2 JMP2r
@@ -178,9 +184,9 @@
     DUP LIT "A EQU ;exec-up JCN2         ( up )
     DUP LIT "B EQU ;exec-down JCN2       ( down )
     DUP LIT "C EQU ;exec-forward JCN2    ( forward )
-    DUP LIT "D EQU ;exec-back JCN2       ( back )
-    DUP LIT "J EQU ;exec-erase-line JCN2 ( erase line )
-    DUP LIT "K EQU ;exec-noop JCN2       ( erase screen )
+    DUP LIT "D EQU ;exec-back JCN2         ( back )
+    DUP LIT "J EQU ;exec-erase-screen JCN2 ( erase screen )
+    DUP LIT "K EQU ;exec-erase-line JCN2   ( erase line )
     POP BRK
 
 @exec-noop ( c^ -> )
@@ -212,30 +218,41 @@
     DUP2 #0001 EQU2 ,&erase-from-start JCN
     DUP2 #0002 EQU2 ,&erase-full JCN
     POP2 BRK
-(    #010f DEO BRK ( FIXME ) )
     &erase-full
-        POP2 ;bol-addr JSR2      ;eol-addr JSR2       ;erase JSR2 BRK
+        POP2 ;bol-addr JSR2 ;eol-addr JSR2       ;erase JSR2 BRK
     &erase-to-end
-        POP2 ;cur-addr JSR2 INC2 ;eol-addr JSR2       ;erase JSR2 BRK
+        POP2 ;cur-addr JSR2 ;eol-addr JSR2       ;erase JSR2 BRK
     &erase-from-start
-        POP2 ;bol-addr JSR2       ;cur-addr JSR2 INC2 ;erase JSR2 BRK
+        POP2 ;bol-addr JSR2       ;cur-addr JSR2 ;erase JSR2 BRK
+
+@exec-erase-screen
+    POP  #0000 ;read-arg-1 JSR2
+    DUP2 #0000 EQU2 ,&erase-to-end JCN
+    DUP2 #0001 EQU2 ,&erase-from-start JCN
+    DUP2 #0002 EQU2 ,&erase-full JCN
+    POP2 BRK
+    &erase-full
+        POP2 ;first-addr JSR2 ;last-addr JSR2 ;erase JSR2 BRK
+    &erase-to-end
+        POP2 ;bol-addr JSR2 ;last-addr JSR2 ;erase JSR2 BRK
+    &erase-from-start
+        POP2 ;first-addr JSR2 ;eol-addr JSR2 ;erase JSR2 BRK
 
 ( TODO: needs to be smarter -- need to redraw tiles and keep x/y coords )
-
 @erase ( start* end* -> )
-    OVR2 SWP2 SUB2 STH2 ( start* [count*] )
-    #20 ROT ROT         ( 20 start* [count*] )
-    &loop
-        STAk INC2r
-        STH2kr ORA ,&loop JCN
-    POP2r POP2 POP
-    #01 .dirty? STZ ( FIXME )
-    JMP2r
+    OVR2 SWP2 SUB2 STH2        ( start* [count=start-end*] )
+    #20 ROT ROT                ( 20 start* [count*] )
+    &loop                      ( 20 addr* [i*] )
+        STAk INC2 INC2r        ( 20 addr+1* [i+1*] )
+        ORAkr STHr ,&loop JCN  ( 20 addr* [i+1*] )
+    POP2r POP2 POP             ( )
+    #01 .dirty? STZ            ( ; FIXME just redraw affected tiles )
+    JMP2r                      ( )
 
 @exec-move ( c^ -> )
-    POP LIT2r ffff
-    #0001 ;read-arg-1 JSR2 STH2kr ADD2 ( row )
-    #0001 ;read-arg-2 JSR2 STH2r  ADD2 ( col )
+    POP
+    #0001 ;read-arg-1 JSR2 #0001 SUB2 ( row )
+    #0001 ;read-arg-2 JSR2 #0001 SUB2 ( col )
     ;goto JSR2 BRK
 
 @on-read-esc ( -> )
@@ -271,7 +288,11 @@
     POP JMP2r ( TODO: flash terminal )
 
 @read-bs ( 08 -> )
-    POP JMP2r ( POP ;scroll JMP2 )
+    POP
+    ;hide-cursor JSR2
+    #0001 ;back-n JSR2
+    ;show-cursor JSR2
+    JMP2r
 
 @read-esc ( 1b -> )
     POP ;on-read-esc .Console/vect DEO2 BRK