diff --git a/halyde/core/boot.lua b/halyde/core/boot.lua
index 0d0b512..df14963 100644
--- a/halyde/core/boot.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/boot.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local loadfile = ...
 local filesystem = loadfile("/halyde/lib/filesystem.lua")(loadfile)
 
-_G._OSVERSION = "Halyde 0.3.1"
+_G._OSVERSION = "Halyde 0.4.0"
 
 function _G.import(module, ...)
   local args = table.pack(...)
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ end
 --assert(handle:write("Bazinga!"))
 --handle:close()
 
-import("/halyde/core/cormgr.lua")
+import("/halyde/core/cormgr.lua")
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diff --git a/halyde/core/cormgr.lua b/halyde/core/cormgr.lua
index 6f79595..ee46034 100644
--- a/halyde/core/cormgr.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/cormgr.lua
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ function _G.cormgr.loadCoroutine(path)
 end
 
 function handleError(errormsg)
-  if errormsg~=nil then
-    -- nothing for now
-    error(tostring(errormsg))
+  if errormsg == nil then
+    error("unknown error")
   else
-    error("An error has occured, but given as 'nil'.")
+    error(tostring(errormsg).."\n \n"..debug.traceback())
   end
 end
 
@@ -59,4 +58,4 @@ while true do
   if #_G.cormgr.corList == 0 then
     computer.shutdown()
   end
-end
+end
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diff --git a/halyde/core/datatools.lua b/halyde/core/datatools.lua
index 836e464..83eab76 100644
--- a/halyde/core/datatools.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/datatools.lua
@@ -4,4 +4,19 @@ function table.find(table, item)
       return(v)
     end
   end
+end
+
+function table.copy(orig)
+  local orig_type = type(orig)
+  local copy
+  if orig_type == 'table' then
+    copy = {}
+    for orig_key, orig_value in next, orig, nil do
+      copy[table.copy(orig_key)] = table.copy(orig_value)
+    end
+    setmetatable(copy, table.copy(getmetatable(orig)))
+  else -- number, string, boolean, etc
+    copy = orig
+  end
+  return copy
 end
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diff --git a/halyde/core/evmgr.lua b/halyde/core/evmgr.lua
index b9ea6aa..7143eba 100644
--- a/halyde/core/evmgr.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/evmgr.lua
@@ -7,21 +7,16 @@ local ocelot = component.proxy(component.list("ocelot")())
 while true do
   local args
   repeat
-    args = computer.pullSignal(0)
-    if args then
-      ocelot.log("Sending signal "..args..","..computer.uptime())
-      table.insert(evmgr.eventQueue, {computer.uptime(),args})
+    args = {computer.pullSignal(0)}
+    if args and args[1] then
+      --ocelot.log("Sending signal "..args..","..computer.uptime())
+      table.insert(evmgr.eventQueue, args)
       while #evmgr.eventQueue > maxEventQueueLength do
-        ocelot.log("Queue length breach, removing first signal")
+        --ocelot.log("Queue length breach, removing first signal")
         table.remove(evmgr.eventQueue, 1)
       end
-      --ocelot.log("Event queue:")
-      for i = 1, #evmgr.eventQueue do
-        --ocelot.log("Args 1 and 2:")
-        --ocelot.log(tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][1]))
-        --ocelot.log(tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][2]))
-      end
     end
-  until not args
+  until not args or not args[1]
+  --ocelot.log("done")
   coroutine.yield()
-end
+end
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diff --git a/halyde/core/shell.lua b/halyde/core/shell.lua
index 919a4be..80da8f3 100644
--- a/halyde/core/shell.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/shell.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local event = import("event")
 
 print("\n │\n │ ".._OSVERSION..'\n │ Welcome! Type "help" to get started.\n │')
 while true do
-  --coroutine.yield()
-  local args = {event.pull("key_down")}
+  coroutine.yield()
+  read()
   --ocelot.log(tostring(args[1]))
-end
+end
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diff --git a/halyde/lib/event.lua b/halyde/lib/event.lua
index d6dd5dd..8d80da0 100644
--- a/halyde/lib/event.lua
+++ b/halyde/lib/event.lua
@@ -2,30 +2,33 @@ local event = {}
 
 local ocelot = component.proxy(component.list("ocelot")())
 
-function event.pull(evtype, timeout)
+function event.pull(evtype, ...)
+  local timeout = ...
   checkArg(1, evtype, "string", "nil")
   checkArg(2, timeout, "number", "nil")
   local startTime = computer.uptime()
-  local args
+  local args = {}
+  local finished = false
   repeat
     for i = 1, #evmgr.eventQueue do
-      ocelot.log(tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][1]).." ("..type(evmgr.eventQueue[i][1]).."), "..tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][2]))
-      --ocelot.log(tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][3]))
-      --ocelot.log(tostring(evmgr.eventQueue[i][4]))
-      if evmgr.eventQueue[i][1] >= startTime and (evmgr.eventQueue[i][2] == evtype or not evtype) then
-        args = evmgr.eventQueue[i]
+      if evmgr.eventQueue[i][2] == evtype or not evtype then
+        args = table.copy(evmgr.eventQueue[i])
+        table.remove(evmgr.eventQueue, i)
         break
       end
     end
-    if not args then
+    if evtype then
+      finished = args[1] == evtype
+    end
+    if timeout then
+      finished = computer.uptime() >= startTime + timeout
+    end
+    if not finished then
       coroutine.yield()
     end
-  until args and not timeout or args and timeout and (args or computer.uptime() >= startTime + timeout)
-  if args then
-    --[[ table.remove(args, 1)
-    return table.unpack(args) ]]
-    return args[2]
-  end
+  until finished
+  ocelot.log(tostring(args[1]))
+  return table.unpack(args)
 end
 
-return event
+return event
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diff --git a/halyde/lib/termlib.lua b/halyde/lib/termlib.lua
index f7d7c25..30d8eaf 100644
--- a/halyde/lib/termlib.lua
+++ b/halyde/lib/termlib.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+
+local event = import("event")
+--local keyboard = import("keyboard")
+
 local gpu = component.proxy(component.list("gpu")()) -- replace with component.gpu once implemented
-local lineNumber = 1
+local ocelot = component.proxy(component.list("ocelot")())
+_G.termlib = {}
+termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY = 1, 1
 
 function _G.print(text)
   local xRes, yRes = gpu.getResolution()
@@ -9,17 +15,41 @@ function _G.print(text)
   local printText = tostring(text):gsub("\t", "  ")
   for line in printText:gmatch("([^\n]*)\n?") do
     while #line > xRes do
-      gpu.set(1,lineNumber,line:sub(1,xRes))
+      gpu.set(termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY, line:sub(1,xRes))
       line = line:sub(xRes+1)
-      lineNumber = lineNumber + 1
+      termlib.nextPosY = termlib.nextPosY + 1
+      termlib.nextPosX = 1
     end
-    gpu.set(1,lineNumber,line)
-    lineNumber = lineNumber + 1
+    gpu.set(termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY, line)
+    termlib.nextPosY = termlib.nextPosY + 1
   end
 end
 
 function _G.clear()
   local xRes, yRes = gpu.getResolution()
   gpu.fill(1,1,xRes,yRes," ")
-  lineNumber = 1
+  termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY = 1, 1
+end
+
+function _G.read()
+  ocelot.log("reading")
+  local curtext = ""
+  local nextPosX, nextPosY = termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY
+  while true do
+    local args = {event.pull("key_down", 0.5)}
+    ocelot.log(tostring(args[1]))
+    if args[4] then
+      local keycode = args[4]
+      local key = keyboard.keys[keycode]
+      if key == "back" then
+        curtext = curtext:sub(1, #curtext-1)
+      elseif key == "enter" then
+        return curtext
+      else
+        curtext = curtext .. (unicode.char(args[3]) or "")
+      end
+      termlib.nextPosX, termlib.nextPosY = nextPosX, nextPosY
+      print(curtext)
+    end
+  end
 end
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