diff --git a/gr-sim/Makefile b/gr-sim/Makefile
index d82dbaa2..63b54ed2 100644
--- a/gr-sim/Makefile
+++ b/gr-sim/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ LFLAGS =
 SDL_LIBS= `sdl-config --libs`
 SDL_INCLUDE= `sdl-config --cflags`
 
-all:	rainbow sparkle kaleido tfv
+all:	rainbow sparkle kaleido tfv text
+
+
+
+####
 
 rainbow:	rainbow.o gr-sim.o
 	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) -o rainbow rainbow.o gr-sim.o
@@ -15,6 +19,15 @@ rainbow.o:	rainbow.c
 
 ####
 
+text:	text.o gr-sim.o
+	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) -o text text.o gr-sim.o
+
+text.o:	text.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c text.c
+
+
+####
+
 tfv:	tfv.o gr-sim.o
 	$(CC) $(LFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) -o tfv tfv.o gr-sim.o
 
@@ -42,6 +55,6 @@ gr-sim.o:	gr-sim.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SDL_INCLUDE) -c gr-sim.c
 
 clean:	
-	rm -f *~ *.o gr-sim rainbow sparkle kaleido tfv
+	rm -f *~ *.o gr-sim rainbow sparkle kaleido tfv text
 
 
diff --git a/gr-sim/text.c b/gr-sim/text.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6937d933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gr-sim/text.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "gr-sim.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+	int x,y,ch;
+
+	grsim_init();
+
+	home();
+
+	while(1) {
+		grsim_update();
+
+		ch=grsim_input();
+
+		if (ch=='q') break;
+
+		usleep(100000);
+
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}