diff --git a/apple2/apple2.go b/apple2/apple2.go
index ec218b9..5e13093 100644
--- a/apple2/apple2.go
+++ b/apple2/apple2.go
@@ -49,17 +49,24 @@ func (a *Apple2) AddDisk2(diskRomFile string, diskImage string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Run starts the Apple2 emulation
-func (a *Apple2) Run(log bool, stdinKeyboard bool) {
+// ConfigureStdConsole uses stdin and stdout to interface with the Apple2
+func (a *Apple2) ConfigureStdConsole(stdinKeyboard bool, stdoutScreen bool) {
+	if !stdinKeyboard && !stdoutScreen {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Init frontend
 	fe := newAnsiConsoleFrontend(a, stdinKeyboard)
 	if stdinKeyboard {
 		a.io.setKeyboardProvider(fe)
 	}
-	if !log {
+	if stdoutScreen {
 		go fe.textModeGoRoutine()
 	}
+}
 
+// Run starts the Apple2 emulation
+func (a *Apple2) Run(log bool) {
 	// Start the processor
 	a.cpu.Reset()
 	for {
diff --git a/apple2sdl/run.go b/apple2sdl/run.go
index 7e821ee..d79ac1e 100644
--- a/apple2sdl/run.go
+++ b/apple2sdl/run.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func SDLRun(a *apple2.Apple2) {
 
 	kp := newSDLKeyBoard()
 	a.SetKeyboardProvider(&kp)
-	go a.Run(false, false)
+	go a.Run(false)
 
 	running := true
 	for running {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 72bb0d6..b0360f5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ func main() {
 		"sdl",
 		true,
 		"use SDL")
+	stdoutScreen := flag.Bool(
+		"stdout",
+		false,
+		"show the text screen on the standard output")
 	panicSS := flag.Bool(
 		"panicss",
 		false,
-		"panic if a not implemented softwtich is used")
+		"panic if a not implemented softswitch is used")
 	dumpChars := flag.Bool(
 		"dumpChars",
 		false,
@@ -56,8 +60,10 @@ func main() {
 	a := apple2.NewApple2(*romFile, *charRomFile, *panicSS)
 	a.AddDisk2(*disk2RomFile, *diskImage)
 	if *useSdl {
+		a.ConfigureStdConsole(false, *stdoutScreen)
 		apple2sdl.SDLRun(a)
 	} else {
-		a.Run(log, true)
+		a.ConfigureStdConsole(true, true)
+		a.Run(log)
 	}
 }