diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ed8395..4adcd6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ clean:
 	rm *.APM *elf *txt 
 run:
 	$(QEMU) -hda *.APM -g $(RES) -machine $(MACHINE) 
+beige:
+	$(QEMU) -hda *.APM -g $(RES) -machine g3beige
+
 debug:
 	$(QEMU) -hda *.APM -d in_asm -g $(RES) -machine $(MACHINE)
 all:
diff --git a/entry/boot.c b/entry/boot.c
index 7ff4f57..01a363b 100644
--- a/entry/boot.c
+++ b/entry/boot.c
@@ -42,20 +42,32 @@ void main(void)
 	unsigned int random;
 	unsigned char universe[N][N];
 	unsigned char universe2[N][N];
+	unsigned char* junk_beige = 0x81040000;
 	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) for (j = 0; j < N; j++)
         {
-		random = (*p_timer );
-                if (!(random%3)) universe[i][j] = 1;
-                else universe[i][j] = 0;
-		p_bios++;
+		if (IO_TYPE == mac99)
+		{
+			random = (*p_bios );
+                	if (!(random%3)) universe[i][j] = 1;
+        		else universe[i][j] = 0;
+			p_bios++;
+		}
+		else if (IO_TYPE == beige)
+		{
+			random = (*junk_beige);
+                        if (!(random%3)) universe[i][j] = 1;
+                        else universe[i][j] = 0;
+			junk_beige++;
+		}
         }
 	for(;;)	
 	{
 		init();
+		p_vram += 100000*4;
 		for (i = 0; i < N; i++) for (j = 0; j < N; j++)
 		{
 			if (universe[i][j]) fillscreen(p_vram, 255,255,255,1);
-			else fillscreen(p_vram,200 ,110,50,1);
+			else fillscreen(p_vram,200 ,210,5,1);
 			p_vram+=4;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < N; i++) for (j = 0; j < N; j++) universe2[i][j] = universe[i][j];
diff --git a/entry/boot.h b/entry/boot.h
index 962682a..ac3c555 100644
--- a/entry/boot.h
+++ b/entry/boot.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define __VRAM__BEIGE           0x80000000
 #define __BIOS__BEIGE           0xFFC00000
-#define __TIMR__BEIGE           0x1badc0de //later
+#define __TIMR__BEIGE           0x81080038 
 #define __VRAM__MAC99           0x81000000
 #define __BIOS__MAC99           0xFFF00000
 #define __TIMR__MAC99           0x80080038
diff --git a/loader/load.fth b/loader/load.fth
index 13c7eff..b5688aa 100644
--- a/loader/load.fth
+++ b/loader/load.fth
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 fba beige-vram = if ." Beige hardware detected" cr 0BE beige-vram c! then 
 fba mac99-vram = if ." mac99 hardware detected" cr 05A mac99-vram c! then
 
+." Running Game of Life: " cr
+
+
 fba beige-vram = if screen-width  4 beige-vram + l! then
 fba beige-vram = if screen-height 8 beige-vram + l! then