diff --git a/toolbox/rm-new.cpp b/toolbox/rm-new.cpp
index bcdef97..766b1a6 100644
--- a/toolbox/rm-new.cpp
+++ b/toolbox/rm-new.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <cpu/defs.h>
 #include <cpu/CpuModule.h>
@@ -696,13 +697,69 @@ namespace Native {
 
 
 
+	/*
+	 * CreateResFile returns an error if the file already exists. others do not...
+	 */
 	tool_return<void> CreateResFile(const std::string &path, uint32_t creator, uint32_t fileType)
 	{
-		if (path.empty()) return MacOS::paramErr;
 
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s : not yet implemented!\n", __func__);
-		exit(1);
-		return noErr;
+		uint8_t empty_resource_fork[] = {
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x1e, 0xff, 0xff
+		};
+
+	
+		if (path.empty()) return SetResError(MacOS::bdNamErr);
+
+
+		struct stat st;
+
+
+		int fd = native::open_fork(path, 1, O_WRONLY, 0666);
+		if (fd < 0) return SetResError(macos_error_from_errno());
+
+		// need to check if resource fork size > 0 -- don't clobber an existing fork.
+		if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
+			auto rv = macos_error_from_errno();
+			close(fd);
+			return SetResError(rv);			
+		}
+		if (st.st_size > 0) {
+			close(fd);
+			return SetResError(noErr);			
+		}
+
+		ssize_t ok = write(fd, empty_resource_fork, sizeof(empty_resource_fork));
+		if (ok != sizeof(empty_resource_fork)) {
+			auto rv = macos_error_from_errno();
+			close(fd);
+			return SetResError(rv);
+		}
+
+		close(fd);
+		return SetResError(noErr);
 	}
 
 
@@ -1264,12 +1321,14 @@ namespace Native {
 		std::string sname = ToolBox::ReadPString(fileName, true);
 		Log("%04x CreateResFile(%s)\n", trap, sname.c_str());
 
-		if (!sname.length()) return SetResError(MacOS::paramErr);
+		if (!sname.length()) return SetResError(MacOS::bdNamErr);
+		/* check if file exists ... */
+		int fd = open(sname.c_str(), O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY, 0666);
+		if (fd < 0 && errno == EEXIST) return SetResError(dupFNErr);
+		if (fd >= 0) close(fd);
 
 
-		auto rv = Native::CreateResFile(sname);
-
-		return rv.error();
+		return Native::CreateResFile(sname).error();
 	}
 
 	uint16_t HCreateResFile(uint16_t trap)
@@ -1291,13 +1350,9 @@ namespace Native {
 
 		sname = OS::FSSpecManager::ExpandPath(sname, dirID);
 		if (sname.empty())
-		{
 			return SetResError(MacOS::dirNFErr);
-		}
 
-		auto rv = Native::CreateResFile(sname);
-
-		return SetResError(rv.error() == MacOS::dupFNErr ? 0 : rv.error());
+		return Native::CreateResFile(sname).error();
 	}
 
 
@@ -1329,13 +1384,9 @@ namespace Native {
 
 		sname = OS::FSSpecManager::ExpandPath(sname, parentID);
 		if (sname.empty())
-		{
 			return SetResError(MacOS::dirNFErr);
-		}
 
-		auto rv = Native::CreateResFile(sname, creator, fileType);
-
-		return SetResError(rv.error() == MacOS::dupFNErr ? 0 : rv.error());
+		return Native::CreateResFile(sname, creator, fileType).error();
 	}