diff --git a/stix/kernel/Console.st b/stix/kernel/Console.st
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+#class Point(Object)
+{
+	#dcl x y.
+
+	#method(#class) new
+	{
+		^self basicNew x: 0 y: 0.
+	}
+	#method(#class) x: x y: y
+	{
+		^self basicNew x: x y: y.
+	}
+
+	#method x 
+	{
+		^self.x
+	}
+
+	#method y
+	{
+		^self.y
+	}
+
+	#method x: x
+	{
+		self.x := x
+	}
+
+	#method y: y
+	{
+		self.y := y
+	}
+
+	#method x: x y: y
+	{
+		self.x := x.
+		self.y := y
+	}
+}
+
+#extend SmallInteger
+{
+	#method @ y
+	{
+		^Point x: self y: y
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+#class Console(Object)
+{
+	#dcl handle.
+"
+	#method finalize
+	{
+		handle notNil ifTrue: [
+			self _close: handle.
+		]
+	}
+"
+
+
+##	#method(#class) input
+##	{
+##		^self new _open: filename mode: mode
+##	}
+
+	#method(#class) output
+	{
+		| c |
+
+		c := self new.
+		c handle: (c _open).
+		^c
+	}
+
+##	#method(#class) error
+##	{
+##	}
+
+
+	#method handle: v
+	{
+		self.handle := v.
+	}
+
+	#method close
+	{
+		self _close: self.handle.
+		self.handle := nil.
+	}
+
+	#method write: text
+	{
+		^self _writeOn: self.handle text: text.
+	}
+
+	#method clear
+	{
+		^self _clear: self.handle
+	}
+	#method setCursor: point
+	{
+		^self _setCursor: self.handle point: point.
+	}
+"
+	#method _open: filename mode: mode
+	{
+		self.handle := self __open: filename mode: mode.
+		^self.
+	}
+
+	#method __open: filename mode: mode
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.open>
+		##StdioException signal: ('cannot open ' & filename).
+	}
+"
+
+	#method _open
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.open>
+	}
+
+	#method _close: handle
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.close>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+	#method _clear: handle
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.clear>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+	#method _writeOn: handle text: text
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.write>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+	#method _setCursor: handle point: point
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.setcursor>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+
+
+"
+	#method(#class) open
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.open>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+	#method close
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.close>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+
+	#method setCursorTo: point
+	{
+		<primitive: #console.setcursor>
+		self primitiveFailed.
+	}
+"
+
+##x := Colsole new.
+##x := Console open.
+##(x isError) ifTrue: [ 
+##		handle error... 
+##	]
+##	ifFalse: [
+##		x setCursor (1, 2).
+##		x clear.
+##		x close.
+##	]
+
+##x := File open: 'abc.def'
+##t := x read: 1000.
+##x close.
+}
+
+"
+Stix define: 'console_write' 
+	forClass: Console
+	method: 'write: aString upto: length'
+	returns: 'size_t'
+	arguments: 'void* size_t'
+
+---> produces a method like this internally...
+
+#class Console
+{
+	#method write: aString upto: length
+	{
+		<ffi: int console_write (int*, char*, [int, int, char]* )> <== parse the string, create a descriptor table, key is console_write, value is resolved to a function pointer.
+	}
+}
+"
+