diff --git a/projects/examples/devices/console.tal b/projects/examples/devices/console.tal
index ad0a574..32ece1e 100644
--- a/projects/examples/devices/console.tal
+++ b/projects/examples/devices/console.tal
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ( dev/console )
 
-|00 @System $e &debug
-|10 @Console $8 &write
+%HALT   { #010f DEO }
+%EMIT   { #18 DEO }
+%DEBUG  { ;print-hex/byte JSR2 #0a EMIT }
+%DEBUG2 { ;print-hex JSR2 #0a EMIT }
 
 ( init )
 
@@ -9,11 +11,28 @@
 
 	;hello-word 
 	&while
-		( send ) LDAk .Console/write DEO
+		( send ) LDAk EMIT
+		#20 EMIT
+		DUP2 ;print-hex JSR2
+		#20 EMIT
+		LDAk ;print-hex/byte JSR2
+		#0a EMIT
 		INC2 LDAk ,&while JCN
 	POP2
-	( show debugger ) #01 .System/debug DEO
+	( stop ) HALT
 
 BRK
 
+@print-hex ( value* -- )
+
+	SWP ,&byte JSR 
+	&byte ( byte -- )
+		STHk #04 SFT ,&parse JSR #18 DEO
+		STHr #0f AND ,&parse JSR #18 DEO
+	JMP2r
+	&parse ( byte -- char ) DUP #09 GTH ,&above JCN #30 ADD JMP2r 
+	&above #57 ADD JMP2r
+
+JMP2r
+
 @hello-word "Hello 20 "Uxn!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/uxn-fast.c b/src/uxn-fast.c
index 5208653..b849ac2 100644
--- a/src/uxn-fast.c
+++ b/src/uxn-fast.c
@@ -4018,12 +4018,13 @@ error:
 }
 
 int
-uxn_boot(Uxn *u)
+uxn_boot(Uxn *u, Uint8 *memory)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	char *cptr = (char *)u;
 	for(i = 0; i < sizeof(*u); ++i)
 		cptr[i] = 0x00;
+	u->ram.dat = memory;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uxn.c b/src/uxn.c
index 5d251e0..d61a675 100644
--- a/src/uxn.c
+++ b/src/uxn.c
@@ -136,12 +136,13 @@ uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 vec)
 /* clang-format on */
 
 int
-uxn_boot(Uxn *u)
+uxn_boot(Uxn *u, Uint8 *memory)
 {
 	Uint32 i;
 	char *cptr = (char *)u;
 	for(i = 0; i < sizeof(*u); ++i)
 		cptr[i] = 0x00;
+	u->ram.dat = memory;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uxn.h b/src/uxn.h
index 5ad45db..bb6690f 100644
--- a/src/uxn.h
+++ b/src/uxn.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
 	Uint16 ptr;
-	Uint8 dat[65536];
+	Uint8 *dat;
 } Memory;
 
 typedef struct Device {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct Uxn {
 void poke16(Uint8 *m, Uint16 a, Uint16 b);
 Uint16 peek16(Uint8 *m, Uint16 a);
 
-int uxn_boot(Uxn *c);
+int uxn_boot(Uxn *c, Uint8 *memory);
 int uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 vec);
 int uxn_halt(Uxn *u, Uint8 error, char *name, int id);
 Device *uxn_port(Uxn *u, Uint8 id, Uint8 (*deifn)(Device *, Uint8), void (*deofn)(Device *, Uint8));
diff --git a/src/uxncli.c b/src/uxncli.c
index aacda00..3018819 100644
--- a/src/uxncli.c
+++ b/src/uxncli.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include "uxn.h"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ load(Uxn *u, char *filepath)
 	FILE *f;
 	int r;
 	if(!(f = fopen(filepath, "rb"))) return 0;
-	r = fread(u->ram.dat + PAGE_PROGRAM, 1, sizeof(u->ram.dat) - PAGE_PROGRAM, f);
+	r = fread(u->ram.dat + PAGE_PROGRAM, 1, 0xffff - PAGE_PROGRAM, f);
 	fclose(f);
 	if(r < 1) return 0;
 	fprintf(stderr, "Loaded %s\n", filepath);
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Uxn u;
 	int i, loaded = 0;
 
-	if(!uxn_boot(&u))
+	if(!uxn_boot(&u, (Uint8 *)calloc(0xffff, sizeof(Uint8))))
 		return error("Boot", "Failed");
 
 	/* system   */ devsystem = uxn_port(&u, 0x0, system_dei, system_deo);
diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index aec8b61..07f1555 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ load(Uxn *u, char *rom)
 	SDL_RWops *f;
 	int r;
 	if(!(f = SDL_RWFromFile(rom, "rb"))) return 0;
-	r = f->read(f, u->ram.dat + PAGE_PROGRAM, 1, sizeof(u->ram.dat) - PAGE_PROGRAM);
+	r = f->read(f, u->ram.dat + PAGE_PROGRAM, 1, 0xffff - PAGE_PROGRAM);
 	f->close(f);
 	if(r < 1) return 0;
 	fprintf(stderr, "Loaded %s\n", rom);
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ load(Uxn *u, char *rom)
 static int
 start(Uxn *u, char *rom)
 {
-	if(!uxn_boot(u))
+	Uint8 *memory = (Uint8 *)calloc(0xffff, sizeof(Uint8));
+	if(!uxn_boot(u, memory))
 		return error("Boot", "Failed to start uxn.");
 	if(!load(u, rom))
 		return error("Boot", "Failed to load rom.");