diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/ansi_screen.c b/src/hci/mucurses/ansi_screen.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c078d60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/ansi_screen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <curses.h>
+#include <console.h>
+
+unsigned short _COLS = 80;
+unsigned short _LINES = 25;
+
+static void ansiscr_init ( struct _curses_screen *scr __unused ) {
+}
+
+static void ansiscr_exit ( struct _curses_screen *scr __unused ) {
+}
+
+static void ansiscr_movetoyx ( struct _curses_screen *scr __unused,
+			       unsigned int y, unsigned int x ) {
+	/* ANSI escape sequence to update cursor position */
+	printf ( "\033[%d;%dH", ( y + 1 ), ( x + 1 ) );
+}
+
+static void ansiscr_putc ( struct _curses_screen *scr, chtype c ) {
+	unsigned int character = ( c & A_CHARTEXT );
+	attr_t attrs = ( c & ( A_ATTRIBUTES | A_COLOR ) );
+	int bold = ( attrs & A_BOLD );
+	attr_t cpair = PAIR_NUMBER ( attrs );
+	short fcol;
+	short bcol;
+
+	if ( attrs != scr->attrs ) {
+		scr->attrs = attrs;
+		pair_content ( cpair, &fcol, &bcol );
+		/* ANSI escape sequence to update character attributes */
+		printf ( "\033[0;%d;3%d;4%dm", ( bold ? 1 : 22 ), fcol, bcol );
+	}
+	putchar ( character );
+}
+
+static int ansiscr_getc ( struct _curses_screen *scr __unused ) {
+	return getchar();
+}
+
+static bool ansiscr_peek ( struct _curses_screen *scr __unused ) {
+	return iskey();
+}
+
+SCREEN _ansi_screen = {
+	.init		= ansiscr_init,
+	.exit		= ansiscr_exit,
+	.movetoyx	= ansiscr_movetoyx,
+	.putc		= ansiscr_putc,
+	.getc		= ansiscr_getc,
+	.peek		= ansiscr_peek,
+};
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/colour.c b/src/hci/mucurses/colour.c
index dca255c7..2310641e 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/colour.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/colour.c
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 
-/**
- * Indicates whether the underlying terminal device is capable of
- * having colours redefined
- *
- * @ret bool	returns boolean
- */
-bool can_change_colour ( void ) {
-	return (bool)TRUE;
-}
+struct colour_pair {
+	short fcol;
+	short bcol;
+};
+
+static struct colour_pair cpairs[COLOUR_PAIRS] = {
+	[0] = { COLOUR_WHITE, COLOUR_BLACK },
+};
 
 /**
  * Identify the RGB components of a given colour value
@@ -20,31 +19,46 @@ bool can_change_colour ( void ) {
  * @ret rc	return status code
  */
 int colour_content ( short colour, short *red, short *green, short *blue ) {
-	/* we do not have a particularly large range of colours (3
-	   primary, 3 secondary and black), so let's just put in a
-	   basic switch... */
-	switch(colour) {
-	case COLOUR_BLACK:
-		*red = 0; *green = 0; *blue = 0;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_BLUE:
-		*red = 0; *green = 0; *blue = 1000;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_GREEN:
-		*red = 0; *green = 1000; *blue = 0;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_CYAN:
-		*red = 0; *green = 1000; *blue = 1000;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_RED:
-		*red = 1000; *green = 0; *blue = 0;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_MAGENTA:
-		*red = 1000; *green = 0; *blue = 1000;
-		break;
-	case COLOUR_YELLOW:
-		*red = 1000; *green = 1000; *blue = 0;
-		break;
-	}
+	*red = ( ( colour & COLOUR_RED ) ? 1 : 0 );
+	*green = ( ( colour & COLOUR_GREEN ) ? 1 : 0 );
+	*blue = ( ( colour & COLOUR_BLUE ) ? 1 : 0 );
+	return OK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialise colour pair
+ *
+ * @v pair	colour pair number
+ * @v fcol	foreground colour
+ * @v bcol	background colour
+ */
+int init_pair ( short pair, short fcol, short bcol ) {
+	struct colour_pair *cpair;
+
+	if ( ( pair < 1 ) || ( pair >= COLOUR_PAIRS ) )
+		return ERR;
+	
+	cpair = &cpairs[pair];
+	cpair->fcol = fcol;
+	cpair->bcol = bcol;
+	return OK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get colours of colour pair
+ *
+ * @v pair	colour pair number
+ * @ret fcol	foreground colour
+ * @ret bcol	background colour
+ */
+int pair_content ( short pair, short *fcol, short *bcol ) {
+	struct colour_pair *cpair;
+
+	if ( ( pair < 0 ) || ( pair >= COLOUR_PAIRS ) )
+		return ERR;
+	
+	cpair = &cpairs[pair];
+	*fcol = cpair->fcol;
+	*bcol = cpair->bcol;
 	return OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
index 8c38f1f8..474f11ef 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <timer.h>
-#include <console.h>
 #include "mucurses.h"
 
 /** @file
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ int _wgetc ( WINDOW *win ) {
 		return ERR;
 
 	timer = INPUT_DELAY_TIMEOUT;
-	while ( ! iskey() ) {
+	while ( ! win->scr->peek( win->scr ) ) {
 		if ( m_delay == 0 ) // non-blocking read
 			return ERR;
 		if ( timer > 0 ) {  // time-limited blocking read
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ int _wgetc ( WINDOW *win ) {
 		} else { return ERR; } // non-blocking read
 	}
 
-	c = getchar();
+	c = win->scr->getc( win->scr );
 
 	if ( m_echo && ( c >= 32 && c <= 126 ) ) // printable ASCII characters
 		_wputch( win, (chtype) ( c | win->attrs ), WRAP );
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.c b/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.c
index c574a26c..083f6b37 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <console.h>
 #include <curses.h>
 #include "mucurses.h"
 
@@ -13,13 +14,23 @@ WINDOW _stdscr = {
 	.ori_x = 0,
 	.curs_y = 0,
 	.curs_x = 0,
-	.scr = curscr,
+	.scr = &_ansi_screen,
 };
 
 /*
  *  Primitives
  */
 
+/**
+ * Update cursor position
+ *
+ * @v *win	window in which to update position
+ */
+static void _wupdcurs ( WINDOW *win ) {
+	win->scr->movetoyx ( win->scr, win->ori_y + win->curs_y,
+			     win->ori_x + win->curs_x );
+}
+
 /**
  * Write a single character rendition to a window
  *
@@ -30,8 +41,7 @@ WINDOW _stdscr = {
 void _wputch ( WINDOW *win, chtype ch, int wrap ) {
 	/* make sure we set the screen cursor to the right position
 	   first! */
-	win->scr->movetoyx( win->scr, win->ori_y + win->curs_y,
-				      win->ori_x + win->curs_x );
+	_wupdcurs(win);
 	win->scr->putc(win->scr, ch);
 	if ( ++(win->curs_x) - win->width == 0 ) {
 		if ( wrap == WRAP ) {
@@ -63,8 +73,7 @@ void _wcursback ( WINDOW *win ) {
 		win->curs_x--;
 	}
 
-	win->scr->movetoyx( win->scr, win->ori_y + win->curs_y,
-   			     	      win->ori_x + win->curs_x );
+	_wupdcurs(win);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -112,7 +121,6 @@ int wmove ( WINDOW *win, int y, int x ) {
 
 	win->curs_y = y;
 	win->curs_x = x;
-	win->scr->movetoyx( win->scr, win->ori_y + win->curs_y, 
-			    	      win->ori_x + win->curs_x );
+	_wupdcurs(win);
 	return OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.h b/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.h
index 566f7f34..c18e2ff3 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.h
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/mucurses.h
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 #define WRAP 0
 #define NOWRAP 1
 
-void _wputch ( WINDOW *win, chtype ch, int wrap );
-void _wputchstr ( WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr, int wrap, int n );
-void _wputstr ( WINDOW *win, const char *str, int wrap, int n );
-void _wcursback ( WINDOW *win );
+extern SCREEN _ansi_screen;
+
+extern void _wputch ( WINDOW *win, chtype ch, int wrap );
+extern void _wputchstr ( WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr, int wrap, int n );
+extern void _wputstr ( WINDOW *win, const char *str, int wrap, int n );
+extern void _wcursback ( WINDOW *win );
 
 #endif /* _MUCURSES_H */
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/winattrs.c b/src/hci/mucurses/winattrs.c
index 53f228d2..15f97326 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/winattrs.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/winattrs.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int wattrset ( WINDOW *win, int attrs ) {
 int wattr_get ( WINDOW *win, attr_t *attrs, short *pair, 
 		void *opts __unused ) {
 	*attrs = win->attrs & A_ATTRIBUTES;
-	*pair = (short)(( win->attrs & A_COLOR ) >> CPAIR_SHIFT);
+	*pair = PAIR_NUMBER ( win->attrs );
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int wattr_on ( WINDOW *win, attr_t attrs,
  */
 int wattr_set ( WINDOW *win, attr_t attrs, short cpair, 
 		void *opts __unused ) {
-	wattrset( win, attrs | ( ( (unsigned short)cpair ) << CPAIR_SHIFT ) );
+	wattrset( win, attrs | COLOUR_PAIR ( cpair ) );
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ int wattr_set ( WINDOW *win, attr_t attrs, short cpair,
  */
 int wcolour_set ( WINDOW *win, short colour_pair_number, 
 		  void *opts __unused ) {
-	if ( ( unsigned short )colour_pair_number > COLORS )
+	if ( ( unsigned short )colour_pair_number > COLOUR_PAIRS )
 		return ERR;
 
-	win->attrs = ( (unsigned short)colour_pair_number << CPAIR_SHIFT ) |
-		( win->attrs & A_ATTRIBUTES );
+	win->attrs = ( ( win->attrs & A_ATTRIBUTES ) |
+		       COLOUR_PAIR ( colour_pair_number ) );
 	return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c b/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
index 134ea944..bfda09c0 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
@@ -14,10 +14,19 @@
 WINDOW *initscr ( void ) {
 	/* determine console size */
 	/* initialise screen */
-	curscr->init( curscr );
+	stdscr->scr->init( stdscr->scr );
 	stdscr->height = LINES;
 	stdscr->width = COLS;
 	werase( stdscr );
 
 	return stdscr;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Finalise console environment
+ *
+ */
+int endwin ( void ) {
+	stdscr->scr->exit( stdscr->scr );
+	return OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/include/curses.h b/src/include/curses.h
index d3566584..ed8e880f 100644
--- a/src/include/curses.h
+++ b/src/include/curses.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ typedef uint32_t attr_t;
 
 /** Curses SCREEN object */
 typedef struct _curses_screen {
+	/** Current attribute */
+	attr_t attrs;
+
 	void ( *init ) ( struct _curses_screen *scr );
 	void ( *exit ) ( struct _curses_screen *scr );
 	/**
@@ -46,6 +49,21 @@ typedef struct _curses_screen {
 	 * @v c		character to be written
 	 */
 	void ( * putc ) ( struct _curses_screen *scr, chtype c );
+	/**
+	 * Pop a character from the keyboard input stream
+	 *
+	 * @v scr	screen on which to operate
+	 * @ret c	popped character
+	 */
+	int ( * getc ) ( struct _curses_screen *scr );
+	/**
+	 * Checks to see whether a character is waiting in the input stream
+	 *
+	 * @v scr	screen on which to operate
+	 * @ret TRUE	character waiting in stream
+	 * @ret FALSE	no character waiting in stream
+	 */
+	bool ( *peek ) ( struct _curses_screen *scr );
 } SCREEN;
 
 /** Curses Window struct */
@@ -69,55 +87,57 @@ typedef struct _curses_window {
 } WINDOW;
 
 extern WINDOW _stdscr;
-extern SCREEN _curscr;
 extern unsigned short _COLS;
 extern unsigned short _LINES;
-extern unsigned int _COLOURS;
-extern unsigned int _COLOUR_PAIRS;
 
 #define stdscr ( &_stdscr )
-#define curscr ( &_curscr )
 #define COLS _COLS
 #define LINES _LINES
-#define COLORS _COLOURS
-#define COLOR_PAIRS _COLOUR_PAIRS
 
 #define MUCURSES_BITS( mask, shift ) (( mask ) << (shift))
 #define CPAIR_SHIFT	8
 #define ATTRS_SHIFT	16
 
-#define A_DEFAULT	( 1UL - 1UL )
-#define A_ALTCHARSET	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 0 )
-#define A_BLINK		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 1 )
-#define A_BOLD		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 2 )
-#define A_DIM		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 3 )
-#define A_INVIS		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 4 )
-#define A_PROTECT	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 5 )
-#define A_REVERSE	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 6 )
-#define A_STANDOUT	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 7 )
-#define A_UNDERLINE	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 8 )
+#define WA_DEFAULT	( 0x0000 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_ALTCHARSET	( 0x0001 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_BLINK	( 0x0002 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_BOLD		( 0x0004 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_DIM		( 0x0008 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_INVIS	( 0x0010 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_PROTECT	( 0x0020 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_REVERSE	( 0x0040 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_STANDOUT	( 0x0080 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_UNDERLINE	( 0x0100 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_HORIZONTAL	( 0x0200 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_VERTICAL	( 0x0400 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_LEFT		( 0x0800 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_RIGHT	( 0x1000 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_LOW		( 0x2000 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define WA_TOP		( 0x4000 << ATTRS_SHIFT )
 
-#define WA_ALTCHARSET	A_ALTCHARSET
-#define WA_BLINK	A_BLINK
-#define WA_BOLD		A_BOLD
-#define WA_DIM		A_DIM
-#define WA_INVIS	A_INVIS
-#define WA_PROTECT	A_PROTECT
-#define WA_REVERSE	A_REVERSE
-#define WA_STANDOUT	A_STANDOUT
-#define WA_UNDERLINE	A_UNDERLINE
-#define WA_HORIZONTAL	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 9 )
-#define WA_VERTICAL	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 10 )
-#define WA_LEFT		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 11 )
-#define WA_RIGHT	MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 12 )
-#define WA_LOW		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 13 )
-#define WA_TOP		MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT + 14 )
+#define A_DEFAULT	WA_DEFAULT
+#define A_ALTCHARSET	WA_ALTCHARSET
+#define A_BLINK		WA_BLINK
+#define A_BOLD		WA_BOLD
+#define A_DIM		WA_DIM
+#define A_INVIS		WA_INVIS
+#define A_PROTECT	WA_PROTECT
+#define A_REVERSE	WA_REVERSE
+#define A_STANDOUT	WA_STANDOUT
+#define A_UNDERLINE	WA_UNDERLINE
 
-#define A_ATTRIBUTES	( MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, ATTRS_SHIFT ) - 1UL )
-#define A_CHARTEXT	( MUCURSES_BITS( 1UL, 0 ) - 1UL )
-#define A_COLOUR	MUCURSES_BITS( ( 1UL << 8 ) - 1UL, CPAIR_SHIFT )
+#define A_ATTRIBUTES	( 0xffff << ATTRS_SHIFT )
+#define A_CHARTEXT	( 0xff )
+#define A_COLOUR	( 0xff << CPAIR_SHIFT )
 #define A_COLOR		A_COLOUR
 
+#define COLOUR_PAIR(n)	( (n) << CPAIR_SHIFT )
+#define COLOR_PAIR(n)	COLOUR_PAIR(n)
+#define PAIR_NUMBER(attrs) ( ( (attrs) & A_COLOUR ) >> CPAIR_SHIFT )
+
+#define COLOUR_PAIRS	4 /* Arbitrary limit */
+#define COLOR_PAIRS	COLOUR_PAIRS
+
 #define ACS_ULCORNER	'+'
 #define ACS_LLCORNER	'+'
 #define ACS_URCORNER	'+'
@@ -152,6 +172,7 @@ extern unsigned int _COLOUR_PAIRS;
 #define COLOUR_MAGENTA	5
 #define COLOUR_CYAN	6
 #define COLOUR_WHITE	7
+#define COLOURS		7
 
 #define COLOUR_FG	30
 #define COLOUR_BG	40
@@ -166,6 +187,7 @@ extern unsigned int _COLOUR_PAIRS;
 #define COLOR_MAGENTA	COLOUR_MAGENTA
 #define COLOR_YELLOW	COLOUR_YELLOW
 #define COLOR_WHITE	COLOUR_WHITE
+#define COLORS		COLOURS
 
 /*
  * KEY code constants
@@ -281,7 +303,7 @@ extern int beep ( void );
 /*extern int border ( chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype,
   chtype );*/
 extern int box ( WINDOW *, chtype, chtype );
-extern bool can_change_colour ( void );
+//extern bool can_change_colour ( void );
 #define can_change_color() can_change_colour()
 extern int cbreak ( void ); 
 //extern int clrtobot ( void );
@@ -289,7 +311,7 @@ extern int cbreak ( void );
 extern int colour_content ( short, short *, short *, short * );
 #define color_content( c, r, g, b ) colour_content( (c), (r), (g), (b) )
 //extern int colour_set ( short, void * );
-//#define color_set( cpno, opts ) colour_set( (cpno), (opts) )
+#define color_set( cpno, opts ) colour_set( (cpno), (opts) )
 extern int copywin ( const WINDOW *, WINDOW *, int, int, int, 
 		     int, int, int, int );
 extern int curs_set ( int );
@@ -316,7 +338,7 @@ extern chtype getbkgd ( WINDOW * );
 //extern int getnstr ( char *, int );
 //extern int getstr ( char * );
 extern int halfdelay ( int );
-extern bool has_colors ( void );
+//extern bool has_colors ( void );
 extern bool has_ic ( void );
 extern bool has_il ( void );
 //extern int hline ( chtype, int );
@@ -405,7 +427,6 @@ extern int notimeout ( WINDOW *, bool );
 extern int overlay ( const WINDOW *, WINDOW * );
 extern int overwrite ( const WINDOW *, WINDOW * );
 extern int pair_content ( short, short *, short * );
-extern int PAIR_NUMBER ( int );
 //extern int pechochar ( WINDOW *, chtype );
 //extern int pnoutrefresh ( WINDOW *, int, int, int, int, int, int );
 //extern int prefresh ( WINDOW *, int, int, int, int, int, int );
@@ -445,7 +466,7 @@ extern int slk_set ( int, const char *, int );
 extern int slk_touch ( void );
 extern int standend ( void );
 extern int standout ( void );
-extern int start_colour ( void );
+//extern int start_colour ( void );
 #define start_color() start_colour()
 //extern WINDOW *subpad ( WINDOW *, int, int, int, int );
 extern WINDOW *subwin ( WINDOW *, int, int, int, int );
@@ -492,7 +513,7 @@ extern int wborder ( WINDOW *, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype, chtype,
 extern int wclrtobot ( WINDOW * );
 extern int wclrtoeol ( WINDOW * );
 extern void wcursyncup ( WINDOW * );
-//extern int wcolor_set ( WINDOW *, short, void * );
+extern int wcolour_set ( WINDOW *, short, void * );
 #define wcolor_set(w,s,v) wcolour_set((w),(s),(v))
 extern int wdelch ( WINDOW * );
 extern int wdeleteln ( WINDOW * );
@@ -574,6 +595,10 @@ static inline int border ( chtype ls, chtype rs, chtype ts, chtype bs,
 	return wborder ( stdscr, ls, rs, ts, bs, tl, tr, bl, br );
 }
 
+static inline bool can_change_colour ( void ) {
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 static inline int clrtobot ( void ) {
 	return wclrtobot( stdscr );
 }
@@ -582,6 +607,10 @@ static inline int clrtoeol ( void ) {
 	return wclrtoeol( stdscr );
 }
 
+static inline int colour_set ( short colour_pair_number, void *opts ) {
+	return wcolour_set ( stdscr, colour_pair_number, opts );
+}
+
 static inline int delch ( void ) {
 	return wdelch ( stdscr );
 }
@@ -606,6 +635,10 @@ static inline int getstr ( char *str ) {
 	return wgetnstr ( stdscr, str, -1 );
 }
 
+static inline bool has_colors ( void ) {
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 static inline int hline ( chtype ch, int n ) {
 	return whline ( stdscr, ch, n );
 }
@@ -745,6 +778,10 @@ static inline int slk_refresh ( void ) {
 #define standend() wstandend( stdscr )
 #define standout() wstandout( stdscr )
 
+static inline int start_colour ( void ) {
+	return OK;
+}
+
 static inline int vline ( chtype ch, int n ) {
 	return wvline ( stdscr, ch, n );
 }