diff --git a/client/carts/kipperkart.s b/client/carts/kipperkart.s
index f60e366..e04468d 100644
--- a/client/carts/kipperkart.s
+++ b/client/carts/kipperkart.s
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ jmp ip65_process          ;KPR_PERIODIC_PROCESSING_VECTOR : routine to be period
   
 cold_init:
 
+  jsr init_tod
+
   ;first let the kernal do a normal startup
   sei
   jsr $fda3   ;initialize CIA I/O
@@ -130,7 +132,6 @@ cold_init:
   jsr $ff5B   ;init. VIC
   cli         ;KERNAL init. finished
 
-  jsr init_tod
   
 warm_init:
   ;set some funky colours
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ main_menu:
   
 @get_key:
   jsr get_key_ip65
+  
+  pha
+  jsr print_hex
+  pla
+  
   cmp #KEYCODE_F1
   bne @not_f1
   jmp @tftp_boot
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ main_menu:
 
   cmp #KEYCODE_F7
   beq @change_config
-  
+   
   jmp @get_key
 
 @exit_to_prog:
@@ -500,7 +506,7 @@ get_tftp_directory_listing:
 
 
   ldax  #directory_buffer
-  
+  ldy #1 ;filenames will be ASCII
   jsr select_option_from_menu  
   bcc @tftp_filename_set
   rts
@@ -573,7 +579,7 @@ disk_boot:
 
 
   ldax  #directory_buffer
-  
+  ldy #0 ;filenames will NOT be ASCII
   jsr select_option_from_menu  
   bcc @disk_filename_set
   jmp main_menu
diff --git a/client/carts/netboot.s b/client/carts/netboot.s
index 2f82438..bb2d775 100644
--- a/client/carts/netboot.s
+++ b/client/carts/netboot.s
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ get_tftp_directory_listing:
 
 @loop_till_filename_entered:
   ldax  #directory_buffer
+  ldy #1 ;filenames will be ASCII
   jsr select_option_from_menu  
   bcs @loop_till_filename_entered
 @tftp_filename_set:  
diff --git a/client/inc/menu.i b/client/inc/menu.i
index 86340f2..4142036 100644
--- a/client/inc/menu.i
+++ b/client/inc/menu.i
@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ jump_to_prefix: .res 1
 last_page_flag: .res 1
 
 get_current_byte: .res 4
-  
+
+convert_to_native: .res 1
+
 
 .code
 
 
 ;on entry, AX should point to the list of null terminated option strings to be selected from
+;Y should be 1 if menu items are in ASCII, 0 if they are in native char format
 ;on exit, AX points to the selected string
 ;carry is set of QUIT was selected, clear otherwise
 select_option_from_menu:
-
+  sty convert_to_native
   stax options_table_pointer
   stax get_current_byte+1
 ;set the 'LDA' and RTS' opcodes for the 'get current byte' subroutine, which is self-modified-code, hence must be located in RAM not ROM
@@ -138,8 +141,14 @@ select_option_from_menu:
  
   lda get_current_byte+1
   ldx get_current_byte+2
- 
+  ldy convert_to_native
+  beq :+
   jsr print_ascii_as_native
+  jmp @printed
+:
+  jsr print
+@printed:
+
   jsr print_cr
   jsr @skip_past_next_null_byte
   inc current_option
diff --git a/client/inc/version.i b/client/inc/version.i
index 17181db..15e09c0 100644
--- a/client/inc/version.i
+++ b/client/inc/version.i
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.byte "0.9.35"
+.byte "0.9.37"
diff --git a/dist/version_number.txt b/dist/version_number.txt
index 1485a00..a4c112a 100644
--- a/dist/version_number.txt
+++ b/dist/version_number.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.35
\ No newline at end of file
+0.9.37
\ No newline at end of file