diff --git a/ref/makefile b/ref/makefile
index 59d55c8..b1bbb2c 100644
--- a/ref/makefile
+++ b/ref/makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 all: bin/uxn
 
 run: all
-	@ bin/uxn test.bin
+	@ bin/uxn test.bin "Text from arg"
 
 format:
 	@ clang-format -i uxn.c
diff --git a/ref/uxn.c b/ref/uxn.c
index 242d1f9..94de1d5 100644
--- a/ref/uxn.c
+++ b/ref/uxn.c
@@ -5,20 +5,12 @@
 
 #define PEEK2(d) (*(d) << 8 | (d)[1])
 #define POKE2(d, v) { *(d) = (v) >> 8; (d)[1] = (v); }
-#define CONSOLE_STD 0x1
-#define CONSOLE_ARG 0x2
-#define CONSOLE_EOA 0x3
-#define CONSOLE_END 0x4
-#define PAGE_PROGRAM 0x0100
-#define RAM_PAGES 0x10
 
 /* clang-format on */
 
 typedef unsigned char Uint8;
 typedef signed char Sint8;
 typedef unsigned short Uint16;
-typedef signed short Sint16;
-typedef unsigned int Uint32;
 
 typedef struct {
 	Uint8 dat[0x100], ptr;
@@ -32,36 +24,11 @@ typedef struct Uxn {
 int uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc);
 
 int
-system_error(char *msg, const char *err)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s %s\n", msg, err);
-	fflush(stderr);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-system_zero(Uxn *u, int soft)
-{
-	int i;
-	for(i = PAGE_PROGRAM * soft; i < 0x10000; i++)
-		u->ram[i] = 0;
-	for(i = 0x0; i < 0x100; i++)
-		u->dev[i] = 0;
-	u->wst.ptr = u->rst.ptr = 0;
-}
-
-char *boot_rom;
-
-static int
 system_load(Uxn *u, char *filename)
 {
-	int l, i = 0;
 	FILE *f = fopen(filename, "rb");
-	if(!f)
-		return 0;
-	l = fread(&u->ram[PAGE_PROGRAM], 0x10000 - PAGE_PROGRAM, 1, f);
-	while(l && ++i < RAM_PAGES)
-		l = fread(u->ram + 0x10000 * i, 0x10000, 1, f);
+	if(!f) return 0;
+	fread(&u->ram[0x0100], 0xff00, 1, f);
 	fclose(f);
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -70,11 +37,9 @@ int
 system_init(Uxn *u, Uint8 *ram, char *rom)
 {
 	u->ram = ram;
-	system_zero(u, 0);
 	if(!system_load(u, rom))
 		if(!system_load(u, "boot.rom"))
-			return system_error("Init", "Failed to load rom.");
-	boot_rom = rom;
+			return 0;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -92,8 +57,8 @@ console_listen(Uxn *u, int i, int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	for(; i < argc; i++) {
 		char *p = argv[i];
-		while(*p) console_input(u, *p++, CONSOLE_ARG);
-		console_input(u, '\n', i == argc - 1 ? CONSOLE_END : CONSOLE_EOA);
+		while(*p) console_input(u, *p++, 0x2);
+		console_input(u, '\n', i == argc - 1 ? 0x4 : 0x3);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +93,8 @@ emu_deo(Uxn *u, Uint8 addr, Uint8 value)
 	}
 }
 
+/* clang-format off */
+
 #define FLIP     { s = ins & 0x40 ? &u->wst : &u->rst; }
 #define JUMP(x)  { if(m2) pc = (x); else pc += (Sint8)(x); }
 #define POP1(o)  { o = s->dat[--*sp]; }
@@ -187,7 +154,7 @@ uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc)
 		case 0x17: /* DEO */ POP1(a) POPx(b) DEVW(a, b) break;
 		case 0x18: /* ADD */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(b + a) break;
 		case 0x19: /* SUB */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(b - a) break;
-		case 0x1a: /* MUL */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx((Uint32)b * a) break;
+		case 0x1a: /* MUL */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(b * a) break;
 		case 0x1b: /* DIV */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(a ? b / a : 0) break;
 		case 0x1c: /* AND */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(b & a) break;
 		case 0x1d: /* ORA */ POPx(a) POPx(b) PUSHx(b | a) break;
@@ -197,17 +164,21 @@ uxn_eval(Uxn *u, Uint16 pc)
 	}
 }
 
+/* clang-format on */
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int i = 1;
 	Uxn u = {0};
-	if(i == argc)
-		return system_error("usage:", "uxncli [-v] file.rom [args..]");
-	if(argv[i][0] == '-' && argv[i][1] == 'v')
-		return system_error("Uxncli - Varvara Emulator(CLI)", "4 Jan 2024.");
-	if(!system_init(&u, (Uint8 *)calloc(0x10000 * RAM_PAGES, sizeof(Uint8)), argv[i++]))
-		return system_error("Init", "Failed to initialize uxn.");
+	if(i == argc) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "usage: %s file.rom [args..]\n", argv[0]);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if(!system_init(&u, (Uint8 *)calloc(0x10000, sizeof(Uint8)), argv[i++])) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to initialize %s\n", argv[1]);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	/* eval */
 	u.dev[0x17] = argc - i;
 	if(uxn_eval(&u, 0x0100)) {
@@ -215,10 +186,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		while(!u.dev[0x0f]) {
 			char c = fgetc(stdin);
 			if(c == EOF) {
-				console_input(&u, 0x00, CONSOLE_END);
+				console_input(&u, 0x00, 0x4);
 				break;
 			}
-			console_input(&u, (Uint8)c, CONSOLE_STD);
+			console_input(&u, (Uint8)c, 0x1);
 		}
 	}
 	free(u.ram);