diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff90bb0..ee896a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ bin/shade.iso: bin/shade.bin
 	rm src/iso/boot/shade.bin
 
 bin/shade.bin: $(sboot_object_files) $(kernel_object_files) $(libc_object_files)
-	echo "#ifndef VERSION_H" > include/shade/version.h
-	echo "#define VERSION_H" >> include/shade/version.h
+	echo "#ifndef SHADE_VERSION_H" > include/shade/version.h
+	echo "#define SHADE_VERSION_H" >> include/shade/version.h
 	echo "// This file was autogenerated by the shadeOS build system. It should not be modified." >> include/shade/version.h
 	echo "#define SHADE_OS_KERNEL_VERSION \"$(version)\"" >> include/shade/version.h
 	echo "#define SHADE_OS_KERNEL \"$(stream)\"" >> include/shade/version.h
diff --git a/bin/shade.bin b/bin/shade.bin
index 612328a..a20093f 100755
Binary files a/bin/shade.bin and b/bin/shade.bin differ
diff --git a/bin/shade.iso b/bin/shade.iso
index a7b2e85..564e088 100644
Binary files a/bin/shade.iso and b/bin/shade.iso differ
diff --git a/include/shade/cansid.h b/include/shade/cansid.h
index 946f76d..0358806 100644
--- a/include/shade/cansid.h
+++ b/include/shade/cansid.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef CANSID_H
-#define CANSID_H
+#ifndef SHADE_CANSID_H
+#define SHADE_CANSID_H
 
 typedef struct {
 	enum {
diff --git a/include/shade/kmsg.h b/include/shade/kmsg.h
index 9f57212..104513a 100644
--- a/include/shade/kmsg.h
+++ b/include/shade/kmsg.h
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
-#ifndef KMSG_H
-#define KMSG_H
+#ifndef SHADE_KMSG_H
+#define SHADE_KMSG_H
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+/**
+ * @brief [  ok  ]
+ * 
+ * @param format 
+ * @param ... 
+ */
 void kmsg_ok(char* format, ...);
+/**
+ * @brief [ warn ]
+ * 
+ * @param format 
+ * @param ... 
+ */
 void kmsg_warn(char* format, ...);
+/**
+ * @brief [ fail ]
+ * 
+ * @param format 
+ * @param ... 
+ */
 void kmsg_fail(char* format, ...);
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/include/shade/platform/drivers/keyboard.h b/include/shade/platform/drivers/keyboard.h
index 1b7cdec..3a3077c 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/drivers/keyboard.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/drivers/keyboard.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef KEYBOARD_H
-#define KEYBOARD_H
+#ifndef SHADE_KEYBOARD_H
+#define SHADE_KEYBOARD_H
 
 void init_keyboard();
 
diff --git a/include/shade/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.h b/include/shade/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.h
index abf8f2a..67da5a8 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-#ifndef PRINT_H
-#define PRINT_H
+#ifndef SHADE_PRINT_H
+#define SHADE_PRINT_H
+
+#include <shade/tty.h>
+
 #define REG_SCREEN_CTRL 0x3d4
 #define REG_SCREEN_DATA 0x3d5
 
@@ -48,4 +51,6 @@ void kernel_msg_ok(char* msg);
 
 void init_state();
 
+tty_driver_t vga_text_mode_get_driver();
+
 #endif
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diff --git a/include/shade/platform/gdt.h b/include/shade/platform/gdt.h
index 4ad3f8a..664ab29 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/gdt.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/gdt.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef GDT_H
-#define GDT_H
+#ifndef SHADE_GDT_H
+#define SHADE_GDT_H
 
 #define KERNEL_CODE   0x08
 #define KERNEL_DATA   0x10
diff --git a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/idt.h b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/idt.h
index b3b328e..4043214 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/idt.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/idt.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef IDT_H
-#define IDT_H
+#ifndef SHADE_IDT_H
+#define SHADE_IDT_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/isr.h b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/isr.h
index eb6ec96..af36ee2 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/isr.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/isr.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef ISR_H
-#define ISR_H
+#ifndef SHADE_ISR_H
+#define SHADE_ISR_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
diff --git a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/pic.h b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/pic.h
index d83689e..d5e5532 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/interrupts/pic.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/interrupts/pic.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef PIC_H
-#define PIC_H
+#ifndef SHADE_PIC_H
+#define SHADE_PIC_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
diff --git a/include/shade/platform/ports.h b/include/shade/platform/ports.h
index b5b0524..f406401 100644
--- a/include/shade/platform/ports.h
+++ b/include/shade/platform/ports.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef PORTS_H
-#define PORTS_H
+#ifndef SHADE_PORTS_H
+#define SHADE_PORTS_H
 
 unsigned char inb(unsigned short port);
 void outb(unsigned short port, unsigned char data);
diff --git a/include/shade/tty.h b/include/shade/tty.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad39e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/shade/tty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#ifndef SHADE_TTY_H
+#define SHADE_TTY_H
+
+#include <shade/cansid.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief A type to represent a tty driver
+ * 
+ */
+typedef struct tty_driver_struct {
+    int max_rows;
+    int max_cols;
+
+    void (*putchar) (char c, int x, int y, char style);
+    void (*setcurxy) (int x, int y);
+} tty_driver_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief A type to represent a tty
+ * 
+ */
+typedef struct tty_struct {
+    // size information
+    int rows;
+    int cols;
+
+    // cursor information
+    int cursor_row;
+    int cursor_col;
+    
+    // stateful information
+    cansid_state cansid;
+
+    // buffers
+    tty_ochar_t output_buffer[65536];
+    char input_buffer[1024];
+
+    // driver
+    tty_driver_t driver;
+
+    // flags
+    bool active;
+} tty_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief A type to represent a printable char
+ * 
+ */
+typedef struct tty_ochar_struct {
+    char character;
+    char style;
+} tty_ochar_t;
+
+tty_t ttys[10];
+int active_tty;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create a new tty_t with the provided driver
+ * 
+ * @param driver 
+ * @return tty_t 
+ */
+tty_t tty_new(tty_driver_t driver);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Switch the screen to the provided tty - clear screen and flip to that tty
+ * 
+ * @param index 
+ */
+void tty_switch(int index);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print the specified char c on the tty tty, at the current cursor location
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @param c 
+ * @see tty_mvpchar
+ */
+void tty_pchar(int tty, char c);
+/**
+ * @brief Print the specified char t to the tty tty, but move the cursor to x, y first.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @param c 
+ * @param x 
+ * @param y 
+ * @see tty_pchar
+ */
+void tty_mvpchar(int tty, char c, int x, int y);
+
+// tty_pnl family
+/**
+ * @brief Print a newline at the current cursor location on the tty tty.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @see tty_mvpnl
+ */
+void tty_pnl(int tty);
+/**
+ * @brief Move to the specified cursor location and print a newline.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @param c 
+ * @param x 
+ * @param y 
+ * @see tty_pnl
+ */
+void tty_mvpnl(int tty, int x, int y);
+
+// tty_clr family
+/**
+ * @brief Clear the entire screen of the specified tty. Uses tty_clrl internally.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @see tty_clrl
+ */
+void tty_clr(int tty);
+/**
+ * @brief Clear the specified line of the specified tty.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @param line 
+ * @see tty_clr
+ */
+void tty_clrl(int tty, int line);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the cursor position on the specified tty to the specified position.
+ * 
+ * @param tty 
+ * @param x 
+ * @param y 
+ */
+void tty_setcurxy(int tty, int x, int y);
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/include/shade/util.h b/include/shade/util.h
index 9985e39..fce4514 100644
--- a/include/shade/util.h
+++ b/include/shade/util.h
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-#ifndef UTIL_H
-#define UTIL_H
+#ifndef SHADE_UTIL_H
+#define SHADE_UTIL_H
 
 #define IS_DIGIT(x) (x == '0' || x == '1' || x == '2' || x == '3' || x == '4' || x == '5' || x == '6' || x == '7' || x == '8' || x == '9')
 #define IS_HEX(x) (IS_DIGIT(x) || x == 'a' || x == 'b' || x == 'c' || x == 'd' || x == 'e' || x == 'f')
 
+/**
+ * @brief Copy nbytes bytes from source to dest
+ * 
+ * @param source 
+ * @param dest 
+ * @param nbytes 
+ */
 void memcpy(char *source, char *dest, int nbytes);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set len bytes from dest to val
+ * 
+ * @param dest 
+ * @param val 
+ * @param len 
+ */
 void memset(char *dest, char val, int len);
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/include/shade/version.h b/include/shade/version.h
index d1f2ec2..00c3dc9 100644
--- a/include/shade/version.h
+++ b/include/shade/version.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#ifndef VERSION_H
-#define VERSION_H
+#ifndef SHADE_VERSION_H
+#define SHADE_VERSION_H
 // This file was autogenerated by the shadeOS build system. It should not be modified.
 #define SHADE_OS_KERNEL_VERSION "0.1.1-alpha"
 #define SHADE_OS_KERNEL "shade-development"
-#define SHADE_OS_BUILD "20b96b2"
-#define SHADE_OS_COMPILE_DATE "Sun May 15 07:01:51 PM EDT 2022"
+#define SHADE_OS_BUILD "02abf37"
+#define SHADE_OS_COMPILE_DATE "Tue May 17 08:32:53 AM EDT 2022"
 #define SHADE_OS_CODENAME "willow"
 #endif
diff --git a/obj/kernel/kernel.o b/obj/kernel/kernel.o
index 300f5fc..56ff092 100644
Binary files a/obj/kernel/kernel.o and b/obj/kernel/kernel.o differ
diff --git a/src/kernel/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.c b/src/kernel/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.c
index f8173b5..5f79c50 100644
--- a/src/kernel/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.c
+++ b/src/kernel/platform/drivers/vga_text_mode.c
@@ -107,22 +107,24 @@ void set_cursor_pos(int col, int row) {
    outb(REG_SCREEN_DATA, (unsigned char)(offset & 0xff)); 
 }
 
-void kernel_msg_ok(char* msg) {
-	char ok_p1[] = "[ ";
-	char ok_p2[] = "OK ";
-	char ok_p3[] = "] ";
-	
-	print_set_color(PRINT_COLOR_WHITE, PRINT_COLOR_BLACK);
-	print_str(ok_p1);
-	
-	print_set_color(PRINT_COLOR_GREEN, PRINT_COLOR_BLACK);
-	print_str(ok_p2);
-	
-	print_set_color(PRINT_COLOR_WHITE, PRINT_COLOR_BLACK);
-	print_str(ok_p3);
-	print_str(msg);
-}
-
 void init_state() {
     state = cansid_init();
+}
+
+void putchar(char c, int x, int y, char style) {
+    struct Char* buffer = (struct Char*) 0xb8000;
+    struct Char cr = (struct Char) {
+        character: c,
+        color: style,
+    };
+    buffer[x + 25 * y] = cr;
+}
+
+tty_driver_t vga_text_mode_get_driver() {
+    tty_driver_t ttyd;
+    ttyd.max_cols = 25;
+    ttyd.max_rows = 80;
+    ttyd.putchar = putchar;
+    ttyd.setcurxy = set_cursor_pos;
+    return ttyd;
 }
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diff --git a/src/kernel/tty.c b/src/kernel/tty.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67fb223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/tty.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include <shade/tty.h>
+#include <shade/cansid.h>
+
+// Initialize a new tty_t object with the specified driver
+tty_t tty_new(tty_driver_t driver) {
+    tty_t tty;
+    tty.active = false;
+    tty.cansid = cansid_init();
+    tty.cols = driver.max_cols;
+    tty.cursor_col = 0;
+    tty.cursor_row = 0;
+    tty.driver = driver;
+    tty.rows = driver.max_rows;
+    return tty;
+}
+
+void tty_switch(int index);
+
+// private function: print the contents of a tty's output buffer to the screen
+void _tty_flip(int tty, bool clear) {
+    // clear the screen if required (used in tty_switch)
+    if (clear) tty_clr(tty);
+    // iterate over every (known) character in the tty output buffer
+    for (int x = 0; x < ttys[tty].cols; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < ttys[tty].rows; y++) {
+            // get the tty_ochar_t
+            tty_ochar_t cr = ttys[tty].output_buffer[x + ttys[tty].cols + y];
+            // and print it with the driver
+            ttys[tty].driver.putchar(cr.character, x, y, cr.style);
+        }
+    }
+    // and update the real cursor position
+    ttys[tty].driver.setcurxy(ttys[tty].cursor_col, ttys[tty].cursor_row);
+}
+
+// tty_pchar family
+void tty_pchar(int tty, char c) {
+    if (c == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (c == '\n') {
+        tty_pnl(tty);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (ttys[tty].cursor_col > ttys[tty].cols) {
+        tty_pnl(tty);
+    }
+    
+    color_char ccr = cansid_process(&ttys[tty].cansid, c);
+
+    tty_ochar_t cr;
+    cr.character = ccr.ascii;
+    cr.style = ccr.style;
+    ttys[tty].output_buffer[ttys[tty].cursor_col + ttys[tty].cols * ttys[tty].cursor_row] = cr;
+
+    ttys[tty].cursor_col++;
+    tty_setcurxy(tty, ttys[tty].cursor_col, ttys[tty].cursor_row);
+
+    // if tty is selected, flip
+    if (tty == active_tty) _tty_flip(tty, false);
+}
+
+void tty_mvpchar(int tty, char c, int x, int y) {
+    tty_setcurxy(tty, x, y);
+    tty_pchar(tty, c);
+}
+
+// tty_pnl family
+void tty_pnl(int tty);
+void tty_mvpnl(int tty, int x, int y);
+
+// tty_clr family
+void tty_clr(int tty); // clear entire screen
+void tty_clrl(int tty, int line); // clear a line
+
+void tty_setcurxy(int tty, int x, int y) {
+    ttys[tty].cursor_col = x;
+    ttys[tty].cursor_row = y;
+    ttys[tty].driver.setcurxy(x, y);
+}
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