diff --git a/darlene.c b/darlene.c
index ff5334d..87f895d 100644
--- a/darlene.c
+++ b/darlene.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ forkpty2(int *amaster, char *name, struct sgttyb *sg, struct winsize *winp) {
 
 #pragma databank 1
 static void sigchild(int sig, int x) {
-	PostEvent(0x8000,0);
+	PostEvent(app4Mask,0);
 }
 #pragma databank 0
 
@@ -108,20 +108,27 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	for(;;) {
+		static char buffer[1024];
 		int fio = 0;
 		ioctl(fd, FIONREAD, &fio);
-		if (fio > 256) fio = 256;
+		if (fio > sizeof(buffer)) fio = sizeof(buffer);
 		if (fio > 0) {
 			fio = read(fd, buffer, fio);
 			if (fio > 0) vt100_process(buffer, fio);
 		}
-		GetNextEvent(...);
 
+		GetNextEvent(everyEvent, &event);
+		if (event.what == keyDownEvt) {
 
-		if (fio <= 0) {
+		}
+
+		if (event.what == app4Mask) {
+			/* child signal received! */
 			union wait wt;
 			ok = waitpid(pid, &wt, WNOHANG);
-			if (ok <= 0)
+			if (ok <= 0) continue;
+			display_str("\r\nChild exited.\r\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		asm { cop 0x7f }
 	}
diff --git a/marlene.c b/marlene.c
index 38dac19..aa54412 100644
--- a/marlene.c
+++ b/marlene.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	Handle shdHandle = NULL;
 	Word err;
 	int ok;
+	unsigned i;
 
 
 	iLoaded = iStarted = iConnected = false;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 
 	// todo:keypad flag of some sort?
-	for (i = 1; i < argv; ++i) {
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 		char *cp = argv[i];
 		if (cp[0] != '-') break;
 		if (strcmp(cp, "--vt52") == 0) {
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			vt100_process(buffer, buffer_size);
 		}
 
-		GetNextEvent(keyDownMask | autoKeyMask, &event);
+		GetNextEvent(everyEvent, &event);
 		if (event.what == keyDownEvt) {
 
 			unsigned char key = event.message;
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ _exit:
 
 
 	// flush q
-	while (GetNextEvent(keyDownMask | autoKeyMask, &event)) ;
+	FlushEvents(everyEvent, 0);
 	display_cstr("\n\rPress any key to exit.\n\r");
 	while (!GetNextEvent(keyDownMask | autoKeyMask, &event)) ;