diff --git a/src/mods/t00only.a b/src/mods/t00only.a
index 8fb5186..559ba13 100644
--- a/src/mods/t00only.a
+++ b/src/mods/t00only.a
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ AnalyzeT00
          !source "../patchers/dakin5.a"
          !source "../patchers/muserwts.a"
          !source "../patchers/artsci.a"
+         !source "../patchers/springboard.a"
 
 ;add only above this line
          rts
diff --git a/src/patchers/springboard.a b/src/patchers/springboard.a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dfee3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/patchers/springboard.a
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+;-------------------------------
+; #SPRINGBOARD
+; RWTS checks for timing bit by
+; comparing the data latch after
+; the last address epilogue
+;
+; tested on
+; - The Newsroom (Springboard)
+; - Easy as ABC (Springboard)
+; - Early Games for Young Children (Springboard)
+; - The Chalice of Mostania (Coastal)
+;-------------------------------
+!zone {
+         bit   gMode      ; nothing to do here in verify-only mode
+         bpl   .exit
+         lda   gIsRWTS    ; if DOS 3.3 RWTS
+         bne   .exit
+         lda   #$03
+         sta   gDisplayBytes
+         ldx   #$92
+         ldy   #$07
+         jsr   compare    ; and T00,S03,$92 ==
+         !byte $D0,$AE    ; BNE $B942
+         CMP   $C08C,X
+         !byte $D0,$A9    ; BNE $B942
+         bcs   .exit
+         lda   #s_springboard
+         jsr   PrintByID
+         lda   #$03
+         ldx   #$98
+         ldy   #$01
+         jsr   modify     ; then set T00,S03,$98 =
+         !byte $00        ; branch to next instruction on failure
+.exit
+}
diff --git a/src/strings/en.a b/src/strings/en.a
index 80bb195..d4eff10 100755
--- a/src/strings/en.a
+++ b/src/strings/en.a
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ StringTable
          !word .toverify
          !word .sector13
          !word .dakin5
+         !word .springboard
 ;
 ; Text can contain substitution strings, which
 ; are replaced by current values at runtime. Each
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ StringTable
 ; can be set directly before calling PrintByID.
 ;
 .header
-         !text "Passport by 4am               2019-02-07",$00
+         !text "Passport by 4am               2019-02-08",$00
 .mainmenu
          !text "________________________________________",$8D,$8D,$8D,$8D,$8D,$8D,$8D
          !text "              "
@@ -468,4 +469,7 @@ StringTable
          !text "Switching to verify-only mode",$8D,$00
 .sector13
          !text "T00,S00 Found 13-sector format",$8D,$00
+.springboard
+         !text "T%t,S%0 RWTS requires a timing bit after"
+         !text "the address epilogue",$8D,$00
 }
diff --git a/src/strings/enid.a b/src/strings/enid.a
index 6cb13e7..65062d7 100644
--- a/src/strings/enid.a
+++ b/src/strings/enid.a
@@ -113,4 +113,5 @@ s_infocom18 =  $6B
 s_toverify =   $6C
 s_13sector =   $6D
 s_dakin5 =     $6E
-STRINGCOUNT =  $6F
+s_springboard =$6F
+STRINGCOUNT =  $70