diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/console.tal b/apps/plugins/varvara/console.tal
deleted file mode 100644
index cbcbb56052..0000000000
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/console.tal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-( dev/console )
-
-|10 @Console $8 &write
-
-( init )
-
-|0100 ( -> )
-
-	;hello-word 
-	&while
-		( send ) LDAk .Console/write DEO
-		INC2 LDAk ,&while JCN
-	POP2
-
-BRK
-
-@hello-word "Hello 20 "Uxn!
diff --git a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
index 26c9aad869..072ec9e838 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/varvara/varvara.c
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ system_deo(Device *d, Uint8 port)
 		switch(port) {
 		case 0x2: d->u->wst.ptr = d->dat[0x2]; break;
 		case 0x3: d->u->rst.ptr = d->dat[0x3]; break;
-		case 0xe:
-			inspect(&d->u->wst, "Working-stack");
-			inspect(&d->u->rst, "Return-stack");
-			break;
-		case 0xf: return;
 		}
 		if(port > 0x7 && port < 0xe)
 			set_palette(&d->dat[0x8]);
@@ -102,10 +97,9 @@ system_deo(Device *d, Uint8 port)
 
 static Uint8 system_dei(Device *d, Uint8 port) {
 	switch(port) {
-	case 0x2: d->dat[0x2] = d->u->wst.ptr; break;
-	case 0x3: d->dat[0x3] = d->u->rst.ptr; break;
+	case 0x2: return d->u->wst.ptr; break;
+	case 0x3: return d->u->rst.ptr; break;
 	}	
-	return 1;
 }
 
 /* taken from uxncli */
@@ -123,10 +117,11 @@ static Uint8
 screen_dei(Device *d, Uint8 port)
 {
 	switch(port) {
-		case 0x2: d->dat[0x2] = ppu.width >> 8; break;
-		case 0x3: d->dat[0x3] = ppu.width; break;
-		case 0x4: d->dat[0x4] = ppu.height >> 8; break;
-		case 0x5: d->dat[0x5] = ppu.height; break;
+		case 0x2: return ppu.width >> 8; break;
+		case 0x3: return ppu.width; break;
+		case 0x4: return ppu.height >> 8; break;
+		case 0x5: return ppu.height; break;
+		default: return d->dat[port];
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -198,17 +193,20 @@ datetime_dei(Device *d, Uint8 port)
 {
 	struct tm* t = rb->get_time();
 	t->tm_year += 1900;
-	poke16(d->dat, 0x0, t->tm_year);
-	d->dat[0x2] = t->tm_mon;
-	d->dat[0x3] = t->tm_mday;
-	d->dat[0x4] = t->tm_hour;
-	d->dat[0x5] = t->tm_min;
-	d->dat[0x6] = t->tm_sec;
-	d->dat[0x7] = t->tm_wday;
-	poke16(d->dat, 0x08, t->tm_yday);
-	d->dat[0xa] = t->tm_isdst;
-	(void)port;
-	return 1;
+	switch(port) {
+		case 0x0: return t->tm_year >> 8;
+		case 0x1: return t->tm_year;
+		case 0x2: return t->tm_mon;
+		case 0x3: return t->tm_mday;
+		case 0x4: return t->tm_hour;
+		case 0x5: return t->tm_min;
+		case 0x6: return t->tm_sec;
+		case 0x7: return t->tm_wday;
+		case 0x8: return t->tm_yday >> 8;
+		case 0x9: return t->tm_yday;
+		case 0xa: return t->tm_isdst;
+		default: return d->dat[port];
+	}
 }
 
 // TODO mono and greyscale that don't suck
@@ -262,8 +260,8 @@ static void run() {
 			// TODO allow scrolls (that don't have a button release) to be mapped as buttons
 			if(b == VARVARA_MENU)
 				return;
-			if(b == VARVARA_A)
-				devctrl->dat[2] += 0x01;		
+			if(b == VARVARA_A) 
+				devctrl->dat[2] += 0x01;	
 			if(b == (VARVARA_A | BUTTON_REL))
 				devctrl->dat[2] -= 0x01;
 			if(b == VARVARA_B)