diff --git a/src/inc/dcgrutils.plh b/src/inc/dcgrutils.plh
index ddd9103..49a6ca4 100644
--- a/src/inc/dcgrutils.plh
+++ b/src/inc/dcgrutils.plh
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ import dcgrutils
     predef dcgrRect(x, y, w, h)#0
     predef spriteRead(filestr)#5
     predef spriteWrite(filestr, xorg, yorg, width, height, sprptr)#1
+    predef screenRead(filestr)#1
+    predef screenWrite(filestr)#1
 end
diff --git a/src/libsrc/apple/dcgrutils.pla b/src/libsrc/apple/dcgrutils.pla
index 8f353d4..057c566 100644
--- a/src/libsrc/apple/dcgrutils.pla
+++ b/src/libsrc/apple/dcgrutils.pla
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ include "inc/cmdsys.plh"
 include "inc/fileio.plh"
 include "inc/dcgrlib.plh"
 
+const page1m = $C054
+const page1x = $C055
 //
 // Apple //e hires character font
 //
@@ -150,11 +152,10 @@ export def spriteRead(filestr)#5
     return xorg, yorg, width, height, sprptr
 end
 export def spriteWrite(filestr, xorg, yorg, width, height, sprptr)#1
-    var sprsize, error
+    var sprsize
     byte refnum, i
 
     sprsize = (width + 1) / 2 * height
-    error  = FALSE
     fileio:destroy(filestr)
     if fileio:create(filestr, $06, $0000) == FILE_ERR_OK
         refnum = fileio:open(filestr)
@@ -164,9 +165,38 @@ export def spriteWrite(filestr, xorg, yorg, width, height, sprptr)#1
             fileio:write(refnum, @width,  1)
             fileio:write(refnum, @height, 1)
             sprsize = (width + 1) / 2 * height
-            error =  fileio:write(refnum, sprptr,  sprsize) <> sprsize
+            fileio:write(refnum, sprptr,  sprsize) <> sprsize
             fileio:close(refnum)
         fin
     fin
-    return error
+    return perr
+end
+export def screenRead(filestr)#1
+    byte refnum
+
+    refnum = fileio:open(filestr)
+    if refnum
+        ^page1x // Read AUX bytes
+        fileio:read(refnum, $2000, $2000)
+        ^page1m // Read MAIN bytes
+        fileio:read(refnum, $2000, $2000)
+        fileio:close(refnum)
+    fin
+    return perr
+end
+export def screenWrite(filestr)#1
+    byte refnum
+
+    fileio:destroy(filestr)
+    if fileio:create(filestr, $06, $0000) == FILE_ERR_OK
+        refnum = fileio:open(filestr)
+        if refnum
+            ^page1x // Write AUX bytes
+            fileio:write(refnum, $2000, $2000)
+            ^page1m // Write MAIN bytes
+            fileio:write(refnum, $2000, $2000)
+            fileio:close(refnum)
+        fin
+    fin
+    return perr
 end
diff --git a/src/samplesrc/dcgrtest.pla b/src/samplesrc/dcgrtest.pla
index d852602..5d3bc1b 100644
--- a/src/samplesrc/dcgrtest.pla
+++ b/src/samplesrc/dcgrtest.pla
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ def dcgrTest#0
     getc
 end
 dcgrMode(0)
+screenRead("monarch")
 readEnterprise
 dcgrCompSprite(2)
 dcgrCompMask(2)