diff --git a/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet.ZC b/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet.ZC
index 627ae0ca..b4d0770c 100644
--- a/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet.ZC
+++ b/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet.ZC
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ I64 TelnetOpen(U8 *host, U16 port) {
 	// sock(CTCPSocket *)->timeout = TCP_TIMEOUT;
   return sock;
 }
+
 U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
   if (ch < 32) { // ASCII code below 32 (control character)
     switch (ch) {
@@ -48,22 +49,24 @@ U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
         Beep;
         break;
       case 8: // BS (Backspace)
-        term.cursor_x--;
+        // "%c%c%c", 8, ' ', 8; // Move cursor back, erase character, move cursor back again
+        "$$CM,-8,0$$";
         break;
       case 9: // HT (Horizontal Tab)
-        term.cursor_x += 8;
+        // "        "; // 8 spaces
+        "$$CM,8,0$$";
         break;
       case 10: // LF (Line Feed)
-        term.cursor_y++;
+        "\n";
         break;
       case 11: // VT (Vertical Tab)
         SysLog("Vertical Tab\n");
         break;
       case 12: // FF (Form Feed)
-        DocClear(term.doc);
+        DocClear;
         break;
       case 13: // CR (Carriage Return)
-        term.cursor_y++;
+        "\r";
         break;
       case 14: // SO (Shift Out) - Switch to an alternate character set
       case 15: // SI (Shift In)  - Switch back to the default character set
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
         SysLog("Unit Separator\n");
         break;
       default:
+        // some ch make Zeal crash or behave weird because they're commands?
         // SysLog("CC %c happened\n", ch);
         SysLog("CC happened\n");
         break;
@@ -107,10 +111,10 @@ U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
   } 
   else {
     if (ch == 127) {
-      SysLog("case 127");
+        SysLog("case 127");
     }
     if (ch == 0x24) {
-      // ch = "//$$$$";
+      ch = "//$$$$";
     }
     if (ch >= 32 && ch < 256) // ZealOS's ASCII is up to 255
     {
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
     }
   }
 }
+
 U0 InputTask(U0 *args) {
   I64 sock = *args;
   I64 sc;
diff --git a/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet32.ZC b/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet32.ZC
index 4afc3a2a..fe85e769 100755
--- a/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet32.ZC
+++ b/src/Home/Telnet/Telnet32.ZC
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Bool redraw_needed = FALSE;
 class ScreenCell {
   U8 ch;
   I64 color;
-} 
+  I64 bgcolor;
+}
 class Terminal {
   I64 sock;
   Bool sock_ready;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class Terminal {
   ScreenCell screen[25][80];
 
   I64 current_color;
+  I64 current_bgcolor;
   I64 cursor_x;
   I64 cursor_y;
 
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ U0 HandleControlCodes(U8 ch) {
     {
       term.screen[term.cursor_y][term.cursor_x].ch = ch;
       term.screen[term.cursor_y][term.cursor_x].color = term.current_color;
+      term.screen[term.cursor_y][term.cursor_x].bgcolor = term.current_bgcolor;
       term.cursor_x++;
       if (term.cursor_x >= term.window_width) {
         term.cursor_x = 0;
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ U0 TerminalDrawIt(CTask *task, CDC *dc)
 
       // Set the color
       dc->color = term.screen[row][col].color;
+      dc->bkcolor = term.screen[row][col].bgcolor;
       // term.dc->color = WHITE;
 
       // Draw the character
@@ -313,6 +317,7 @@ U0 TerminalTask() {
                     if (ansi_code[m] <= 10) {
                       switch (ansi_code[m]) {
                         case 0: 
+                          term.current_bgcolor = BLACK; // should be BG  FG for full reset 
                           term.current_color = WHITE; // should be BG  FG for full reset 
                           isBright = FALSE; 
                           break; // reset
@@ -404,32 +409,32 @@ U0 TerminalTask() {
                       if(!isBright){
                         switch (ansi_code[m]) {
                           case 40:
-                            term.current_color = BLACK;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = BLACK;
                             break;
                           case 41:
-                            term.current_color = RED;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = RED;
                             break;
                           case 42:
-                            term.current_color = GREEN;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = GREEN;
                             break;
                           case 43:
-                            term.current_color = YELLOW;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = YELLOW;
                             break;
                           case 44:
-                            term.current_color = BLUE;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = BLUE;
                             break;
                           case 45:
-                            term.current_color = PURPLE;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = PURPLE;
                             break;
                           case 46:
-                            term.current_color = CYAN;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = CYAN;
                             break;
                           case 47:
-                            term.current_color = WHITE;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = WHITE;
                             break;
                           case 49:
                             // reset
-                            term.current_color = BLACK;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = BLACK;
                             break;
                           default: break;
                         }
@@ -438,39 +443,39 @@ U0 TerminalTask() {
                         switch (ansi_code[m]) {
                           case 100:
                           case 40:
-                            term.current_color = DKGRAY;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = DKGRAY;
                             break;
                           case 101:
                           case 41:
-                            term.current_color = LTRED;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTRED;
                             break;
                           case 102:
                           case 42:
-                            term.current_color = LTGREEN;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTGREEN;
                             break;
                           case 103:
                           case 43:
-                            term.current_color = YELLOW;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = YELLOW;
                             break;
                           case 104:
                           case 44:
-                            term.current_color = LTBLUE;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTBLUE;
                             break;
                           case 105:
                           case 45:
-                            term.current_color = LTPURPLE;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTPURPLE;
                             break;
                           case 106:
                           case 46:
-                            term.current_color = LTCYAN;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTCYAN;
                             break;
                           case 107:
                           case 47:
-                            term.current_color = LTGRAY;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = LTGRAY;
                             break;
                           case 49:
                             // reset
-                            term.current_color = BLACK;
+                            term.current_bgcolor = BLACK;
                           default: break;
                         }
                       }