diff --git a/Platform/Apple/tools/PackPartitions/src/org/demo/PackPartitions.groovy b/Platform/Apple/tools/PackPartitions/src/org/demo/PackPartitions.groovy
index aa48de2c..cff53f08 100644
--- a/Platform/Apple/tools/PackPartitions/src/org/demo/PackPartitions.groovy
+++ b/Platform/Apple/tools/PackPartitions/src/org/demo/PackPartitions.groovy
@@ -1401,10 +1401,27 @@ class PackPartitions
         def vec_moveBackward    = 0x31E
         def vec_getCharacter    = 0x321
 
-        def emitAuxString(str)
+        def emitAuxString(inStr)
         {
             emitCodeByte(0x54)  // CALL
             emitCodeWord(vec_pushAuxStr)
+            def buf = new StringBuilder()
+            def prev = ' '
+            inStr.each { ch ->
+                if (ch == '^') {
+                    if (prev == '^')
+                        buf.append(ch)
+                }
+                else if (prev == '^') {
+                    def cp = Character.codePointAt(ch.toUpperCase(), 0)
+                    if (cp > 64 && cp < 96)
+                        buf.appendCodePoint(cp - 64)
+                }
+                else
+                    buf.append(ch)
+                prev = ch
+            }
+            def str = buf.toString()
             assert str.size() < 256 : "String too long, max is 255 characters: $str"
             emitCodeByte(str.size())
             str.each { ch -> emitCodeByte((byte)ch) }
diff --git a/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/core/mem.s b/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/core/mem.s
index 91afa088..c88ae6f8 100644
--- a/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/core/mem.s
+++ b/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/core/mem.s
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ init: !zone
 	sta setAuxRd
 	lda $2000
 	sta clrAuxRd
-	cmp #1
+	cmp #2
 	beq +
 	ldx #<.auxMsg
 	ldy #>.auxMsg
diff --git a/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/plasma/gameloop.pla b/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/plasma/gameloop.pla
index c3e238ba..e3809ccf 100644
--- a/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/plasma/gameloop.pla
+++ b/Platform/Apple/virtual/src/plasma/gameloop.pla
@@ -753,12 +753,14 @@ end
 def fakeChars()
   setWindow3()
   displayChar('L'-$40)
-  displayStr("Name         Life Gun\n")
+  displayStr("Name        Life Gun\n")
   displayChar('L'-$40)
-  displayStr("Black Bart     12    4\n")
-  displayStr("Wyld Bill        8    2\n")
-  displayStr("Lucy Lawless   ")
-  displayChar('H'-$40)  // back 1 pixel
+  displayStr("Black Bart   ")
+  displayChar('U'-$40) // right 1 pix
+  displayStr("12    4\n")
+  displayStr("Wyld Bill       8    2\n")
+  displayStr("Lucy Lawless ")
+  displayChar('U'-$40) // right 1 pix
   displayStr("9    6")
   if mapIs3D; copyWindow(); fin
   setWindow2()