diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_mk4.asm b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_mk4.asm
index 58ee3bff..2cfb02b8 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_mk4.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_mk4.asm
@@ -18,21 +18,9 @@ SIMRTCENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; SIMH CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; DS-1302 CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCMODE	.EQU	DSRTCMODE_STD	; DSRTCMODE_STD, DSRTCMODE_MFPIC
 ;
+ASCIENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
 UARTENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR UART SUPPORT (ALMOST ALWAYS WANT THIS TO BE TRUE)
 UARTOSC		.EQU	1843200		; UART OSC FREQUENCY
-UARTCNT		.EQU	4		; NUMBER OF UARTS
-UART0IOB	.EQU	$C0		; IOBASE (4UART PORT A)
-UART0CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART1IOB	.EQU	$C8		; IOBASE (4UART PORT B)
-UART1CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART2IOB	.EQU	$D0		; IOBASE (4UART PORT C)
-UART2CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART3IOB	.EQU	$D8		; IOBASE (4UART PORT D)
-UART3CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-;
-ASCIENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
-ASCI0CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-ASCI1CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
 ;
 VDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR VDU BOARD SUPPORT
 CVDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR CVDU BOARD SUPPORT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_n8.asm b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_n8.asm
index f8b10ce2..4e5b4aa1 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_n8.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_n8.asm
@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@ SIMRTCENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; SIMH CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; DS-1302 CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCMODE	.EQU	DSRTCMODE_STD	; DSRTCMODE_STD, DSRTCMODE_MFPIC
 ;
-UARTENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR UART SUPPORT (N8 USES ASCI DRIVER)
-UARTCNT		.EQU	0		; NUMBER OF UARTS
-;
 ASCIENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
-ASCI0CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-ASCI1CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
+UARTENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR UART SUPPORT (ALMOST ALWAYS WANT THIS TO BE TRUE)
+UARTOSC		.EQU	1843200		; UART OSC FREQUENCY
 ;
 VDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR VDU BOARD SUPPORT
 CVDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR CVDU BOARD SUPPORT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_sbc.asm b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_sbc.asm
index 8bce0e8a..b69a01d6 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_sbc.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_sbc.asm
@@ -18,25 +18,9 @@ SIMRTCENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; SIMH CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; DS-1302 CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCMODE	.EQU	DSRTCMODE_STD	; DSRTCMODE_STD, DSRTCMODE_MFPIC
 ;
+ASCIENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
 UARTENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR UART SUPPORT (ALMOST ALWAYS WANT THIS TO BE TRUE)
 UARTOSC		.EQU	1843200		; UART OSC FREQUENCY
-UARTCNT		.EQU	7		; NUMBER OF UARTS
-UART0IOB	.EQU	$68		; IOBASE (SBC ONBOARD UART)
-UART0CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART1IOB	.EQU	$80		; IOBASE (CASSETTE INTERFACE)
-UART1CFG	.EQU	SER_300_8N1	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART2IOB	.EQU	$48		; IOBASE (MF/PIC)
-UART2CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART3IOB	.EQU	$C0		; IOBASE (4UART PORT A)
-UART3CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART4IOB	.EQU	$C8		; IOBASE (4UART PORT B)
-UART4CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART5IOB	.EQU	$D0		; IOBASE (4UART PORT C)
-UART5CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-UART6IOB	.EQU	$D8		; IOBASE (4UART PORT D)
-UART6CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-;
-ASCIENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
 ;
 VDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR VDU BOARD SUPPORT
 CVDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR CVDU BOARD SUPPORT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_zeta.asm b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_zeta.asm
index cdaf4163..9953e6b3 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_zeta.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/Config/plt_zeta.asm
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ SIMRTCENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; SIMH CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; DS-1302 CLOCK DRIVER
 DSRTCMODE	.EQU	DSRTCMODE_STD	; DSRTCMODE_STD, DSRTCMODE_MFPIC
 ;
+ASCIENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
 UARTENABLE	.EQU	TRUE		; TRUE FOR UART SUPPORT (ALMOST ALWAYS WANT THIS TO BE TRUE)
 UARTOSC		.EQU	1843200		; UART OSC FREQUENCY
-UARTCNT		.EQU	1		; NUMBER OF UARTS
-UART0IOB	.EQU	$68		; IOBASE (SBC ONBOARD UART)
-UART0CFG	.EQU	DEFSERCFG	; CONFIG (BAUDRATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, STOP BITS, ETC.)
-;
-ASCIENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR Z180 ASCI SUPPORT
 ;
 VDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR VDU BOARD SUPPORT
 CVDUENABLE	.EQU	FALSE		; TRUE FOR CVDU BOARD SUPPORT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/MakeBlankROM.ps1 b/Source/HBIOS/MakeBlankROM.ps1
index 8d38c4a1..8f9e9d27 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/MakeBlankROM.ps1
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/MakeBlankROM.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Create a "dummy" rom image, filled with hex E5
+# Create a "blank" rom disk image, filled with hex E5
 #
 Set-Content -Value ([byte[]](0xE5) * (512KB - 128KB)) -Encoding byte -Path 'Blank512KB.dat'
 Set-Content -Value ([byte[]](0xE5) * (1MB - 128KB)) -Encoding byte -Path 'Blank1024KB.dat'
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/asci.asm b/Source/HBIOS/asci.asm
index baf45583..dbd4093a 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/asci.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/asci.asm
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 ; ASCI DRIVER (Z180 SERIAL PORTS)
 ;==================================================================================================
 ;
+;  SETUP PARAMETER WORD:
+;  +-------+---+-------------------+ +---+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;  |       |RTS| ENCODED BAUD RATE | |DTR|XON|  PARITY   |STP| 8/7/6 |
+;  +-------+---+---+---------------+ ----+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;    F   E   D   C   B   A   9   8     7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
+;       -- MSB (D REGISTER) --           -- LSB (E REGISTER) --
+;
 ; STAT:
 ; 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 ; R O P F R C T T
@@ -57,13 +64,13 @@
 ; | +-------------- DCD0 DISABLE
 ; +---------------- RDRF INT INHIBIT
 ;
-ASCI_INIT:
+ASCI_PREINIT:
 ;
 ; SETUP THE DISPATCH TABLE ENTRIES
 ;
 	LD	B,2			; ALWAYS 2 ASCI UNITS ON Z180
 	LD	C,0			; PHYSICAL UNIT INDEX
-ASCI_INIT1:	
+ASCI_PREINIT1:
 	PUSH	BC			; SAVE LOOP CONTROL
 	LD	D,C			; PHYSICAL UNIT
 	LD	E,CIODEV_ASCI		; DEVICE TYPE
@@ -71,7 +78,20 @@ ASCI_INIT1:
 	CALL	CIO_ADDENT		; ADD ENTRY, BC IS NOT DESTROYED
 	POP	BC			; RESTORE LOOP CONTROL
 	INC	C			; NEXT PHYSICAL UNIT
-	DJNZ	ASCI_INIT1		; LOOP UNTIL DONE
+	DJNZ	ASCI_PREINIT1		; LOOP UNTIL DONE
+;
+	LD	DE,-1			; DE := -1 TO INIT DEFAULT CONFIG
+	CALL	ASCI0_INITDEV		; INIT DEVICE
+;
+	LD	DE,-1			; DE := -1 TO INIT DEFAULT CONFIG
+	CALL	ASCI1_INITDEV		; INIT DEVICE
+;
+	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
+	RET
+;
+;
+;
+ASCI_INIT:
 ;
 	; ASCI0
 	CALL	NEWLINE			; FORMATTING
@@ -86,13 +106,7 @@ ASCI_INIT1:
 	CALL	PC_SPACE		; FORMATTING
 	LD	DE,(ASCI0_CONFIG)	; LOAD CONFIG
 	CALL	PS_PRTSC0		; PRINT IT
-	
-	LD	DE,-1			; DE := -1 TO INIT DEFAULT CONFIG
-	CALL	ASCI0_INITDEV		; INIT DEVICE
-	JR	Z,ASCI_INIT2		; SUCCESS, SKIP AHEAD
-	PRTS(" ERROR!$")		; DISPLAY ERROR
 ;
-ASCI_INIT2:
 	; ASCI1
 	CALL	NEWLINE			; FORMATTING
 	PRTS("ASCI1: IO=0x$")		; PREFIX
@@ -106,23 +120,17 @@ ASCI_INIT2:
 	CALL	PC_SPACE		; FORMATTING
 	LD	DE,(ASCI1_CONFIG)	; LOAD CONFIG
 	CALL	PS_PRTSC0		; PRINT IT
-	
-	LD	DE,-1			; DE := -1 TO INIT DEFAULT CONFIG
-	CALL	ASCI1_INITDEV		; INIT DEVICE
-	JR	Z,ASCI_INIT3		; SUCCESS, SKIP AHEAD
-	PRTS(" ERROR!$")		; DISPLAY ERROR
 ;
-ASCI_INIT3:
 	XOR	A
 	RET
 ;
 ; DISPATCH TO SPECIFIC ASCI UNIT
 ;
 ASCI_DISPATCH:
-	PUSH	IY	; PUSH UNIT DATA WORD
-	POP	AF	; POP TO AF, A := DEVICE NUM
-	OR	A	; SET FLAGS
-	JP	Z,ASCI0
+	PUSH	IY			; PUSH UNIT DATA WORD
+	POP	AF			; POP TO AF, A := DEVICE NUM
+	OR	A			; SET FLAGS
+	JP	Z,ASCI0		
 	DEC	A
 	JP	Z,ASCI1
 	CALL	PANIC
@@ -343,8 +351,8 @@ ASCI1_DEVICE:
 ;
 ; LOCAL DATA
 ;
-ASCI0_CONFIG	.DW	ASCI0CFG	; SAVED CONFIG FOR ASCI0
-ASCI1_CONFIG	.DW	ASCI1CFG	; SAVED CONFIG FOR ASCI1
+ASCI0_CONFIG	.DW	DEFSERCFG	; SAVED CONFIG FOR ASCI0
+ASCI1_CONFIG	.DW	DEFSERCFG	; SAVED CONFIG FOR ASCI1
 ;
 ; DERIVE A CNTLB VALUE BASED ON AN ENCODED BAUD RATE AND CURRENT CPU SPEED
 ; ENTRY: HL = ENCODED BAUD RATE
@@ -366,9 +374,21 @@ ASCI_CNTLB:
 	;CALL	TSTPT
 	RET	NZ			; ABORT ON ERROR
 	PUSH	HL			; HL HAS (BAUD / 75), SAVE IT
-	;LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ)	; GET CPU CLK IN KHZ
-	LD	HL,CPUKHZ		; CPU CLK IN KHZ
+	LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ)	; GET CPU CLK IN KHZ
+	;LD	HL,CPUKHZ		; CPU CLK IN KHZ
 	;LD	HL,9216			; *DEBUG*
+	
+	; DUE TO THE LIMITED DIVISORS POSSIBLE WITH CNTLB, YOU PRETTY MUCH
+	; NEED TO USE A CPU SPEED THAT IS A MULTIPLE OF 128KHZ.  BELOW, WE
+	; ATTEMPT TO ROUND THE CPU SPEED DETECTED TO A MULTIPLE OF 128KHZ
+	; WITH ROUNDING.  THIS JUST MAXIMIZES POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS COMPUTING
+	; THE DIVISOR.
+	LD	DE,$0040		; HALF OF 128 IS 64
+	ADD	HL,DE			; ADD FOR ROUNDING
+	LD	A,L			; MOVE TO ACCUM
+	AND	$80			; STRIP LOW ORDER 7 BITS
+	LD	L,A			; ... AND PUT IT BACK
+
 	LD	DE,12			; PREPARE TO DIVIDE BY 12
 	CALL	DIV16			; BC := (CPU_KHZ / 12), REM IN HL, ZF
 	;CALL	TSTPT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/encode.asm b/Source/HBIOS/encode.asm
index 4ef49a04..53ffd024 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/encode.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/encode.asm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;
 ; An encoded value (V) is defined as V = C * 2^X * 3^Y
-; where C is a prearranged constant, X is 0 or 1 and Y is 0-15
+; where C is a prearranged constant, Y is 0 or 1 and X is 0-15
 ; The encoded value is stored as 5 bits: YXXXX
 ; At present, C=75 for baud rate encoding and C=3 for CPU OSC encoding
 ;
@@ -24,37 +24,44 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;
 ENCODE:
-	; *** MAKE SURE INCOMING VALUE IS NOT ZERO???
+	; INCOMING VALUE OF ZERO IS A FAILURE
 	CALL	ENCODE5			; TEST DE:HL FOR ZERO
 	JR	Z,ENCODE4		; IF ZERO, FAILURE RETURN
+;
 	; APPLY ENCODING DIVISOR
 	CALL	DIV32X8			; DE:HL / C (REMAINDER IN A)
 	OR	A			; SET FLAGS TO TEST FOR ZERO
 	RET	NZ			; ERROR IF NOT EVENLY DIVISIBLE
-	; APPLY DIV 3 IF POSSIBLE
-	LD	BC,ENCODE_TMP		; SAVE WORKING VALUE
-	CALL	ST32			; ... IN TEMP
-	LD	C,3			; ATTEMPT DIVIDE
-	CALL	DIV32X8			; ... BY 3
-	OR	A			; SET FLAGS TO TEST FOR ZERO
-	JR	Z,ENCODE1		; JUMP IF IT WORKED
-	LD	HL,ENCODE_TMP		; FAILED, RESTORE
-	CALL	LD32			; ... PRIOR WORKING VALUE
-	LD	C,0			; INIT RESULT IN C W/O DIV 3 FLAG
-	JR	ENCODE2
-ENCODE1:
-	LD	C,$10			; INIT RESULT IN C W/ DIV 3 FLAG
+;
+	; TEST DIVIDE BY 3 TO SEE IF IT IS POSSIBLE
+	PUSH	DE			; SAVE WORKING
+	PUSH	HL			; ... VALUE
+	LD	C,3			; DIVIDE BY 3
+	CALL	DIV32X8			; ... TEST
+	POP	HL			; RESTORE WORKING
+	POP	DE			; ... VALUE
+;
+	; IMPLMEMENT DIVIDE BY 3 IF POSSIBLE
+	LD	C,$00			; INIT RESULT IN C W/ DEV 3 FLAG CLEAR
+	OR	A			; SET FLAGS TO TEST FOR REMAINDER
+	JR	NZ,ENCODE2		; JUMP IF IT FAILED
+;
+	; IF DIVIDE BY 3 WORKED, DO IT AGAIN FOR REAL
+	LD	C,3			; SETUP TO DIVIDE BY 3 AGAIN
+	CALL	DIV32X8			; DO IT
+	LD	C,$10			; INIT RESULT IN C W/ DIV 3 FLAG SET
+;
 ENCODE2:
 	; LOOP TO DETERMINE POWER OF 2
-	LD	B,32
+	LD	B,16			; CAN ONLY REPRESENT UP TO 2^15
 ENCODE3:
-	SRL	D
-	RR	E
-	RR	H
-	RR	L
-	JR	C,ENCODE5		; DONE, C HAS RESULT
+	SRL	D			; RIGHT SHIFT DE:HL INTO CARRY
+	RR	E			; ...
+	RR	H			; ...
+	RR	L			; ...
+	JR	C,ENCODE5		; IF CARRY, THEN DONE, C HAS RESULT
 	INC	C			; BUMP THE RESULT VALUE
-	DJNZ	ENCODE3
+	DJNZ	ENCODE3			; KEEP SHIFTING IF POSSIBLE
 ENCODE4:
 	OR	$FF			; SIGNAL ERROR
 	RET				; AND DONE
@@ -65,6 +72,4 @@ ENCODE5:
 	OR	L
 	OR	D
 	OR	E
-	RET				; RET W/ Z SET IF SUCCESSFUL
-;
-ENCODE_TMP	.FILL	4,0		; TEMP DWORD VALUE
+	RET				; RET W/ Z SET IF DE:HL == 0
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index 3ef28336..4a833bb4 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -498,27 +498,7 @@ HB_START:
 ;
 	CALL	DELAY_INIT		; INITIALIZE SPEED COMPENSATED DELAY FUNCTIONS
 ;
-; ANNOUNCE HBIOS
-;
-;
-; DISPLAY THE PRE-INITIALIZATION BANNER
-;
-	CALL	NEWLINE2
-	PRTX(STR_BANNER)
-	CALL	NEWLINE2
-	PRTX(STR_PLATFORM)
-	PRTS(" @ $")
-	LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ)
-	CALL	PRTD3M			; PRINT AS DECIMAL WITH 3 DIGIT MANTISSA
-	PRTS("MHz ROM=$")
-	LD	HL,ROMSIZE
-	CALL	PRTDEC
-	PRTS("KB RAM=$")
-	LD	HL,RAMSIZE
-	CALL	PRTDEC
-	PRTS("KB$")
-;
-; INITIALIZE HEAP STORAGE VARIABLES
+; INITIALIZE HEAP STORAGE
 ;
 	LD	DE,HB_END		; GET ADDRESS OF START OF HEAP
 ;
@@ -540,6 +520,39 @@ HB_START:
 	LD	A,$FF			; FILL WITH $FF
 	CALL	FILL			; DO IT
 ;
+; PRE-CONSOLE INITIALIZATION
+;
+#IF (ASCIENABLE)
+	CALL	ASCI_PREINIT
+#ENDIF
+#IF (UARTENABLE)
+	CALL	UART_PREINIT
+#ENDIF
+;
+; PRIOR TO THIS POINT, CONSOLE I/O WAS DIRECTED TO HARDWARE (XIO.ASM).
+; NOW THAT HBIOS IS READY, SET THE CONSOLE UNIT TO ACTIVATE CONSOLE I/O
+; VIA HBIOS.
+;
+	XOR	A			; CONSOLE DEVICE IS UNIT #0 BY FIAT
+	LD	(HCB + HCB_CONDEV),A	; SAVE IT, ACTIVATES CONSOLE ON HBIOS
+;
+; ANNOUNCE HBIOS
+;
+	CALL	NEWLINE2
+	PRTX(STR_BANNER)
+	CALL	NEWLINE2
+	PRTX(STR_PLATFORM)
+	PRTS(" @ $")
+	LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ)
+	CALL	PRTD3M			; PRINT AS DECIMAL WITH 3 DIGIT MANTISSA
+	PRTS("MHz ROM=$")
+	LD	HL,ROMSIZE
+	CALL	PRTDEC
+	PRTS("KB RAM=$")
+	LD	HL,RAMSIZE
+	CALL	PRTDEC
+	PRTS("KB$")
+;
 ; PERFORM DEVICE INITIALIZATION
 ;
 	LD	B,HB_INITTBLLEN
@@ -565,13 +578,21 @@ INITSYS1:
 ;
 	LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_HEAPTOP)
 	LD	(HEAPCURB),HL
-;
-; PRIOR TO THIS POINT, CONSOLE I/O WAS DIRECTED TO HARDWARE (XIO.ASM).
-; NOW THAT HBIOS IS READY, SET THE CONSOLE UNIT TO ACTIVATE CONSOLE I/O
-; VIA HBIOS.
-;
-	XOR	A			; CONSOLE DEVICE IS UNIT #0 BY FIAT
-	LD	(HCB + HCB_CONDEV),A	; SAVE IT, ACTIVATES CONSOLE ON HBIOS
+;;
+;; RUN THROUGH ALL SERIAL DEVICES AND PERFORM FULL INITIALIZATION
+;;
+;	LD	A,(CIO_CNT)		; GET SERIAL DEVICE COUNT
+;	LD	B,A			; INIT LOOP COUNTER
+;	LD	C,0			; INIT UNIT INDEX
+;INITSYS2:	
+;	PUSH	BC			; SAVE LOOP CONTROL
+;	LD	B,BF_CIOINIT		; FUNC: INIT
+;	LD	DE,-1			; INIT W/ CURRENT CONFIG
+;	CALL	CIO_DISPATCH		; CALL SERIAL UNIT DISPATCHER
+;	;CALL	NZ,?????		; IF ERROR, SHOW IT
+;	POP	BC			; RESTORE LOOP CONTROL
+;	INC	C			; NEXT UNIT
+;	DJNZ	INITSYS2		; LOOP TILL ALL UNITS DONE
 ;
 ; NOW SWITCH TO CRT CONSOLE IF CONFIGURED
 ;
@@ -583,7 +604,7 @@ INITSYS1:
 #IF ((PLATFORM != PLT_N8) & (PLATFORM != PLT_MK4))
 	IN	A,(RTC)		; RTC PORT, BIT 6 HAS STATE OF CONFIG JUMPER
 	BIT	6,A		; BIT 6 HAS CONFIG JUMPER STATE
-	JR	Z,INITSYS2	; Z=SHORTED, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
+	JR	Z,INITSYS3	; Z=SHORTED, BYPASS CONSOLE SWITCH
 #ENDIF
 ;
 	; NOTIFY USER OF CONSOLE SWITCH ON BOOT CONSOLE
@@ -599,7 +620,7 @@ INITSYS1:
 	PRTX(STR_BANNER)
 #ENDIF
 ;
-INITSYS2:
+INITSYS3:
 ;
 	CALL	PRTSUM			; PRINT UNIT/DEVICE SUMMARY TABLE
 ;
@@ -1778,40 +1799,59 @@ SIZ_TERM	.EQU	$ - ORG_TERM
 #INCLUDE "dsky.asm"
 #ENDIF
 ;
-#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
-;
-; DETECT Z80 CPU SPEED USING DS-1302 RTC
+; DETECT CPU SPEED USING DS-1302 RTC
 ;
 HB_CPUSPD:
 ;
 #IF (DSRTCENABLE)
 ;
-	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK	; IS CLOCK RUNNING?
+	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK		; IS CLOCK RUNNING?
 	JR	Z,HB_CPUSPD1		; YES, CONTINUE
 	; MAKE SURE CLOCK IS RUNNING
 	LD	HL,DSRTC_TIMDEF
 	CALL	DSRTC_TIM2CLK
 	LD	HL,DSRTC_BUF
 	CALL	DSRTC_WRCLK
-	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK	; NOW IS CLOCK RUNNING?
+	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK		; NOW IS CLOCK RUNNING?
 	RET	NZ
 ;
 HB_CPUSPD1:
-	; WATT FOR AN INITIAL TICK TO ALIGN, THEN WAIT
+;	LD	B,8
+;HB_CPUSPDX:
+;	PUSH	BC
+	
+	; WAIT FOR AN INITIAL TICK TO ALIGN, THEN WAIT
 	; FOR SECOND TICK AND TO GET A FULL ONE SECOND LOOP COUNT
-	CALL	HB_WAITSECS	; WAIT FOR INITIAL SECS TICK
-	CALL	HB_WAITSECS	; WAIT FOR SECS TICK AGAIN, COUNT INDE
+	
+	CALL	HB_RDSEC		; GET SECONDS
+	LD	(HB_CURSEC),A		; AND INIT CURSEC
+	CALL	HB_WAITSEC		; WAIT FOR SECONDS TICK
+	LD	(HB_CURSEC),A		; SAVE NEW VALUE
+	CALL	HB_WAITSEC		; WAIT FOR SECONDS TICK
+
+;	PUSH	DE
+;	POP	BC
+;	CALL	NEWLINE
+;	CALL	PRTHEXWORD
+	
+;	POP	BC
+;	DJNZ	HB_CPUSPDX
 ;
 	LD	A,H
 	OR	L
-	RET	Z		; FAILURE, USE DEFAULT CPU SPEED
+	RET	Z			; FAILURE, USE DEFAULT CPU SPEED
+	
 ;
-	; TIMES 4 (W/ ROUNDING) FOR CPU SPEED IN KHZ
-	INC	HL
-	SRL	H
-	RR	L
+	; MOVE LOOP COUNT TO HL
+	PUSH	DE
+	POP	HL
+;
+	; TIMES 4 FOR CPU SPEED IN KHZ
+	RES	0,L			; GRANULARITY
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
 	SLA	L
 	RL	H
+#ENDIF
 	SLA	L
 	RL	H
 	SLA	L
@@ -1825,127 +1865,62 @@ HB_CPUSPD1:
 ;
 	RET
 ;	
-HB_WAITSECS:
+HB_WAITSEC:
 	; WAIT FOR SECONDS TICK
 	; RETURN SECS VALUE IN A, LOOP COUNT IN DE
-	; LOOP TARGET IS 250 T-STATES, SO CPU FREQ IN KHZ = LOOP COUNT * 4
-	LD	HL,0		; INIT LOOP COUNTER
-	CALL	HB_RDSEC	; GET SECONDS
-	LD	E,A		; SAVE IT
-HB_WAITSECS1:
+	LD	DE,0			; INIT LOOP COUNTER
+HB_WAITSEC1:
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
+	; LOOP TARGET IS 4000 T-STATES, SO CPU FREQ IN KHZ = LOOP COUNT * 4
 	CALL	DLY32
 	CALL	DLY8
-	CALL	DLY4
-	JP	$ + 3		; 10 TSTATES
-;	LD	A,R		; 9 TSTATES
-;	INC	BC		; 6 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 4 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 4 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 4 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 4 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 4 TSTATES
-;
-	CALL	HB_RDSEC	; GET SECONDS
-	INC	HL		; BUMP COUNTER
-	CP	E		; EQUAL?
-	RET	NZ		; DONE IF TICK OCCURRED
-	LD	A,H		; CHECK HL
-	OR	L		; ... FOR OVERFLOW
-	RET	Z		; TIMEOUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG
-	JR	HB_WAITSECS1	; LOOP
-;
-HB_RDSEC:
-	; READ SECONDS BYTE INTO A
-	LD	C,$81			; SECONDS REGISTER HAS CLOCK HALT FLAG
-	CALL	DSRTC_CMD		; SEND THE COMMAND
-	CALL	DSRTC_GET		; READ THE REGISTER
-	CALL	DSRTC_END		; FINISH IT
-	RET
-;
-#ELSE
-;
-	RET				; NO RTC, ABORT
-;
-#ENDIF
-;
+	CALL	DLY2
+	JP	$ + 3			; 10 TSTATES
+	JP	$ + 3			; 10 TSTATES
+	JP	$ + 3			; 10 TSTATES
+	JP	$ + 3			; 10 TSTATES
+	;LD	A,R			; 9 TSTATES
+	INC	BC			; 6 TSTATES
+	;LD	A,(BC)			; 7 TSTATES
+	;NOP				; 4 TSTATES
+	NOP				; 4 TSTATES
 #ENDIF
-;
-;
+
 #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
-;
-; DETECT Z180 CPU SPEED USING DS-1302 RTC
-;
-HB_CPUSPD:
-;
-#IF (DSRTCENABLE)
-;
-	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK		; IS CLOCK RUNNING?
-	JR	Z,HB_CPUSPD1		; YES, CONTINUE
-	; MAKE SURE CLOCK IS RUNNING
-	LD	HL,DSRTC_TIMDEF
-	CALL	DSRTC_TIM2CLK
-	LD	HL,DSRTC_BUF
-	CALL	DSRTC_WRCLK
-	CALL	DSRTC_TSTCLK		; NOW IS CLOCK RUNNING?
-	RET	NZ
-;
-HB_CPUSPD1:
-	; WATT FOR AN INITIAL TICK TO ALIGN, THEN WAIT
-	; FOR SECOND TICK AND TO GET A FULL ONE SECOND LOOP COUNT
-	CALL	HB_WAITSECS	; WAIT FOR INITIAL SECS TICK
-	CALL	HB_WAITSECS	; WAIT FOR SECS TICK AGAIN, COUNT INDE
-;
-	LD	A,H
-	OR	L
-	RET	Z		; FAILURE, USE DEFAULT CPU SPEED
-;
-	; TIMES 8 FOR CPU SPEED IN KHZ
-	SLA	L
-	RL	H
-	SLA	L
-	RL	H
-	SLA	L
-	RL	H
-;
-	LD	(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ),HL
-	LD	DE,1000
-	CALL	DIV16
-	LD	A,C
-	LD	(HCB + HCB_CPUMHZ),A
-;
-	RET
+	; LOOP TARGET IS 8000 T-STATES, SO CPU FREQ IN KHZ = LOOP COUNT * 8
+	;CALL	DLY64
+	CALL	DLY32
+	CALL	DLY16
+	CALL	DLY8
+	CALL	DLY4
+	CALL	DLY2
+	CALL	DLY1			; CALL (25TS) & RET (18TS) = 43TS
+	OR	A			; 7 TSTATES
+	OR	A			; 7 TSTATES
+	;OR	A			; 7 TSTATES
+	;OR	A			; 7 TSTATES
+	NOP				; 6 TSTATES
+	;NOP				; 6 TSTATES
+	;NOP				; 6 TSTATES
+	;NOP				; 6 TSTATES
+	;NOP				; 6 TSTATES
+#ENDIF	
 ;	
-HB_WAITSECS:
-	; WAIT FOR SECONDS TICK
-	; RETURN SECS VALUE IN A, LOOP COUNT IN DE
-	; LOOP TARGET IS 250 T-STATES, SO CPU FREQ IN KHZ = LOOP COUNT * 4
-	LD	HL,0		; INIT LOOP COUNTER
-	CALL	HB_RDSEC	; GET SECONDS
-	LD	E,A		; SAVE IT
-HB_WAITSECS1:
-	CALL	DLY64
-	OR	A		; 7 TSTATES
-	;OR	A		; 7 TSTATES
-	;OR	A		; 7 TSTATES
-	;OR	A		; 7 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 6 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 6 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 6 TSTATES
-	NOP			; 6 TSTATES
-	;NOP			; 6 TSTATES
-;
-	CALL	HB_RDSEC	; GET SECONDS
-	INC	HL		; BUMP COUNTER
-	CP	E		; EQUAL?
-	RET	NZ		; DONE IF TICK OCCURRED
-	LD	A,H		; CHECK HL
-	OR	L		; ... FOR OVERFLOW
-	RET	Z		; TIMEOUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG
-	JR	HB_WAITSECS1	; LOOP
+	PUSH	DE	
+	CALL	HB_RDSEC		; GET SECONDS
+	POP	DE	
+	INC	DE			; BUMP COUNTER
+	LD	HL,HB_CURSEC		; POINT TO COMP VALUE
+	CP	(HL)			; TEST FOR CHANGE
+	RET	NZ			; DONE IF TICK OCCURRED
+	LD	A,D			; CHECK HL
+	OR	E			; ... FOR OVERFLOW
+	RET	Z			; TIMEOUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG
+	JR	HB_WAITSEC1		; LOOP
 ;
 HB_RDSEC:
 	; READ SECONDS BYTE INTO A
-	LD	C,$81			; SECONDS REGISTER HAS CLOCK HALT FLAG
+	LD	C,$81			; SECONDS REGISTER
 	CALL	DSRTC_CMD		; SEND THE COMMAND
 	CALL	DSRTC_GET		; READ THE REGISTER
 	CALL	DSRTC_END		; FINISH IT
@@ -1957,8 +1932,6 @@ HB_RDSEC:
 ;
 #ENDIF
 ;
-#ENDIF
-;
 ; PRINT VALUE OF HL AS THOUSANDTHS, IE. 0.000
 ;
 PRTD3M:
@@ -2552,7 +2525,7 @@ COUT:
 	PUSH	HL
 ;
 	; GET CURRENT CONSOLE UNIT
-	LD	E,A			; OUTPUT CHAR TO E
+	LD	E,A			; TEMPORARILY STASH OUTPUT CHAR IN E
 	LD	A,(HCB + HCB_CONDEV)	; GET CONSOLE UNIT BYTE
 	CP	$FF			; TEST FOR $FF (HBIOS NOT READY)
 	JR	Z,COUT1			; IF NOT READY, USE XIO
@@ -2597,7 +2570,7 @@ CIN:
 ;
 CIN1:
 	; USE XIO
-	CALL	PANIC			; NOT YET SUPPORTED
+	CALL	XIO_INC			; GET CHAR
 ;
 CIN2:
 ;
@@ -2627,7 +2600,7 @@ CST:
 ;
 CST1:
 	; USE XIO
-	CALL	PANIC			; NOT YET SUPPORTED
+	CALL	XIO_IST			; GET STATUS
 ;
 CST2:
 	; RESTORE REGISTERS (AF IS OUTPUT)
@@ -2674,6 +2647,8 @@ STR_BANNER	.DB	"RetroBrew HBIOS v", BIOSVER, ", ", TIMESTAMP, "$"
 STR_PLATFORM	.DB	PLATFORM_NAME, "$"
 STR_SWITCH	.DB	"*** Activating CRT Console ***$"
 ;
+HB_CURSEC	.DB	0
+;
 HB_BCDTMP	.FILL	5,0		; TEMPORARY BCD NUMBER STORAGE
 ;
 HB_WRKBUF	.FILL	512,0		; INTERNAL DISK BUFFER
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/loader.asm b/Source/HBIOS/loader.asm
index d11e49ac..6cbe9093 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/loader.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/loader.asm
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ PHASE2:
 	CALL	XIO_DOT		; MARK PROGRESS
 	CALL	HB_BNKCPY	; DO IT
 	CALL	XIO_DOT		; MARK PROGRESS
-	
-	;; HACK TO FLUSH THE OUTPUT FIFO
-	;XOR	A
-	;CALL	XIO_OUTC
-	;CALL	XIO_OUTC
-	;CALL	XIO_OUTC
-	;CALL	XIO_OUTC
 ;
 ; INSTALL HCB INTO HBIOS CODE BANK
 ;
@@ -233,8 +226,10 @@ PHASE2:
 	CALL	HB_BNKCPY	; DO IT
 	CALL	XIO_DOT		; MARK PROGRESS
 ;
+;
 ; INITIALIZE HBIOS
 ;
+	CALL	XIO_SYNC	; FLUSH OUTPUT FIFO
 	LD	A,BID_BIOS	; HBIOS BANK
 	LD	HL,0		; ADDRESS 0 IS HBIOS INIT ENTRY ADDRESS
 	CALL	HB_BNKCALL	; DO IT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/uart.asm b/Source/HBIOS/uart.asm
index 568136ae..21d3d9ac 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/uart.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/uart.asm
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@
 ; UART DRIVER (SERIAL PORT)
 ;==================================================================================================
 ;
-;  Setup Parameter Word:
-;   _______________________________  _______________________________
-;  |       |   |     encoded       ||   |   |           |   |       |
-;  |       |rts|    Baud Rate      ||dtr|xon|  parity   |stp| 8/7/6 |
-;  |_______|___|___|_______________||___|___|___________|___|_______|
-;   15  14  13  12  11  10   9   8    7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
-;            D register                       E register
-;
-;   _______________________________  _______________________________
-;  |       |   |                   ||   |   |           |   |       |
-;  | 0   0 |AFE|LP  OT2 OT1 RTS DTR||DLB|BRK|STK EPS PEN|STB|  WLS  |
-;  |_______|___|___________________||___|___|___________|___|_______|
-;   15  14  13  12  11  10   9   8    7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
+;  SETUP PARAMETER WORD:
+;  +-------+---+-------------------+ +---+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;  |       |RTS| ENCODED BAUD RATE | |DTR|XON|  PARITY   |STP| 8/7/6 |
+;  +-------+---+---+---------------+ ----+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;    F   E   D   C   B   A   9   8     7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
+;       -- MSB (D REGISTER) --           -- LSB (E REGISTER) --
+;
+;  UART CONFIGURATION REGISTERS:
+;  +-------+---+-------------------+ +---+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;  | 0   0 |AFE|LP  OT2 OT1 RTS DTR| |DLB|BRK|STK EPS PEN|STB|  WLS  |
+;  +-------+---+-------------------+ +---+---+-----------+---+-------+
+;    F   E   D   C   B   A   9   8     7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
 ;              -- MCR --                        -- LCR --
 ;
 ;
@@ -46,20 +45,16 @@ UART_SCR		.EQU	7	; SCRATCH REGISTER (READ/WRITE)
 UART_DLL		.EQU	0	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (LS) (READ/WRITE)
 UART_DLM		.EQU	1	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (MS) (READ/WRITE)
 UART_EFR		.EQU	2	; LCR=$BF: ENHANCED FEATURE REG (READ/WRITE)
-;
-UART_FIFO		.EQU	0	; FIFO ENABLE BIT
-UART_AFC		.EQU	1	; AUTO FLOW CONTROL ENABLE BIT
+;;
+;UART_FIFO		.EQU	0	; FIFO ENABLE BIT
+;UART_AFC		.EQU	1	; AUTO FLOW CONTROL ENABLE BIT
 ;
 #DEFINE	UART_INP(RID)	CALL UART_INP_IMP \ .DB RID
 #DEFINE	UART_OUTP(RID)	CALL UART_OUTP_IMP \ .DB RID
 ;
-; CHARACTER DEVICE DRIVER ENTRY
-;   A: RESULT (OUT), CF=ERR
-;   B: FUNCTION (IN)
-;   C: CHARACTER (IN/OUT)
-;   E: DEVICE/UNIT (IN)
 ;
-UART_INIT:
+;
+UART_PREINIT:
 ;
 ; INIT UART4 BOARD CONFIG REGISTER (NO HARM IF IT IS NOT THERE)
 ;
@@ -68,11 +63,11 @@ UART_INIT:
 ;
 ; SETUP THE DISPATCH TABLE ENTRIES
 ;
-	LD	B,UARTCNT		; LOOP CONTROL
+	LD	B,UART_CNT		; LOOP CONTROL
 	LD	C,0			; PHYSICAL UNIT INDEX
 	XOR	A			; ZERO TO ACCUM
 	LD	(UART_DEV),A		; CURRENT DEVICE NUMBER
-UART_INIT0:	
+UART_PREINIT0:	
 	PUSH	BC			; SAVE LOOP CONTROL
 	LD	A,C			; PHYSICAL UNIT TO A
 	RLCA				; MULTIPLY BY CFG TABLE ENTRY SIZE (8 BYTES)
@@ -83,39 +78,28 @@ UART_INIT0:
 	PUSH	HL			; SAVE IT
 	PUSH	HL			; COPY CFG DATA PTR
 	POP	IY			; ... TO IY
-	CALL	UART_INITP		; HAND OFF TO GENERIC INIT CODE
+	CALL	UART_INITUNIT		; HAND OFF TO GENERIC INIT CODE
 	POP	DE			; GET ENTRY ADDRESS BACK, BUT PUT IN DE
 	POP	BC			; RESTORE LOOP CONTROL
 ;
 	LD	A,(IY + 1)		; GET THE UART TYPE DETECTED
 	OR	A			; SET FLAGS
-	JR	Z,UART_INIT1		; SKIP IT IF NOTHING FOUND
+	JR	Z,UART_PREINIT2		; SKIP IT IF NOTHING FOUND
 ;	
 	PUSH	BC			; SAVE LOOP CONTROL
 	LD	BC,UART_DISPATCH	; BC := DISPATCH ADDRESS
 	CALL	NZ,CIO_ADDENT		; ADD ENTRY IF UART FOUND, BC:DE
 	POP	BC			; RESTORE LOOP CONTROL
 ;
-UART_INIT1:	
+UART_PREINIT2:	
 	INC	C			; NEXT PHYSICAL UNIT
-	DJNZ	UART_INIT0		; LOOP UNTIL DONE
+	DJNZ	UART_PREINIT0		; LOOP UNTIL DONE
 	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
 	RET				; AND RETURN
 ;
 ; UART INITIALIZATION ROUTINE
 ;
-UART_INITP:
-	; WAIT FOR ANY IN-FLIGHT DATA TO BE SENT
-	LD	B,0			; LOOP TIMEOUT COUNTER
-UART_INITP1:
-	UART_INP(UART_LSR)		; GET LINE STATUS REGISTER
-	BIT	6,A			; TEST BIT 6 (TRANSMITTER EMPTY)
-	JR	NZ,UART_INITP2		; EMPTY, CONTINUE
-	LD	DE,100			; DELAY 100 * 16US
-	CALL	VDELAY			; NORMALIZE TIMEOUT TO CPU SPEED
-	DJNZ	UART_INITP1		; KEEP CHECKING UNTIL TIMEOUT
-
-UART_INITP2:
+UART_INITUNIT:
 	; DETECT THE UART TYPE
 	CALL	UART_DETECT		; DETERMINE UART TYPE
 	LD	(IY + 1),A		; ALSO SAVE IN CONFIG TABLE
@@ -130,10 +114,36 @@ UART_INITP2:
 	
 	; SET DEFAULT CONFIG
 	LD	DE,-1			; LEAVE CONFIG ALONE
-	CALL	UART_INITDEV		; IMPLEMENT IT
-
-	; DISPLAY UART CONFIG AND RETURN
-	JP	UART_PRTCFG
+	JP	UART_INITDEV		; IMPLEMENT IT AND RETURN
+;
+;
+;
+;
+UART_INIT:
+	LD	B,UART_CNT		; COUNT OF POSSIBLE UART UNITS
+	LD	C,0			; INDEX INTO UART CONFIG TABLE
+UART_INIT1:
+	PUSH	BC			; SAVE LOOP CONTROL
+	
+	LD	A,C			; PHYSICAL UNIT TO A
+	RLCA				; MULTIPLY BY CFG TABLE ENTRY SIZE (8 BYTES)
+	RLCA				; ...
+	RLCA				; ... TO GET OFFSET INTO CFG TABLE
+	LD	HL,UART_CFG		; POINT TO START OF CFG TABLE
+	CALL	ADDHLA			; HL := ENTRY ADDRESS
+	PUSH	HL			; COPY CFG DATA PTR
+	POP	IY			; ... TO IY
+	
+	LD	A,(IY + 1)		; GET UART TYPE
+	OR	A			; SET FLAGS
+	CALL	NZ,UART_PRTCFG		; PRINT IF NOT ZERO
+	
+	POP	BC			; RESTORE LOOP CONTROL
+	INC	C			; NEXT UNIT
+	DJNZ	UART_INIT1		; LOOP TILL DONE
+;
+	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
+	RET				; DONE
 ;
 ;
 ;
@@ -239,8 +249,9 @@ UART_INITDEV1:
 	LD	A,%00100111		; FIFO ENABLE & RESET, 64 BYTE FIFO ENABLE ON 750+
 	UART_OUTP(UART_FCR)		; DO IT
 ;
-	; SETUP LCR TO DEFAULT (DLAB IS CLEARED)
-	LD	A,$03			; DLAB OFF, 8 DATA, 1 STOP, NO PARITY
+	; SETUP LCR FROM SECOND CONFIG BYTE (DLAB IS CLEARED)
+	LD	A,(IY + 4)		; GET CONFIG BYTE
+	AND	~$C0			; ISOLATE PARITY, STOP/DATA BITS
 	UART_OUTP(UART_LCR)		; SAVE IT
 ;
 	; SETUP MCR FROM FIRST CONFIG BYTE
@@ -248,10 +259,6 @@ UART_INITDEV1:
 	AND	~$1F			; REMOVE ENCODED BAUD RATE BITS
 	OR	$03			; FORCE RTS & DTR
 	UART_OUTP(UART_MCR)		; SAVE IT
-;
-	; SPECIAL HANDLING FOR AFC ON UARTS WITH EFR REGISTER 
-	BIT	5,A			; IS FLOW CONTOL REQUESTED?
-	JR	Z,UART_INITDEV3		; NOPE, SKIP AHEAD
 ;
 	; TEST FOR EFR CAPABLE CHIPS
 	LD	A,(IY + 1)		; GET UART TYPE
@@ -259,20 +266,26 @@ UART_INITDEV1:
 	JR	Z,UART_INITDEV2		; USE EFR REGISTER
 	CP	UART_16850		; 16850?
 	JR	Z,UART_INITDEV2		; USE EFR REGISTER
-	JR	UART_INITDEV3		; NO EFT, SKIP AHEAD
+	JR	UART_INITDEV4		; NO EFT, SKIP AHEAD
 ;
 UART_INITDEV2:
-	; WE HAVE AN EFR CAPABLE CHIP, SET AUTOFLOW IN EFR REGISTER
+	; WE HAVE AN EFR CAPABLE CHIP, SET EFR REGISTER
 	UART_INP(UART_LCR)		; GET CURRENT LCR VALUE
 	PUSH	AF			; SAVE IT
 	LD	A,$BF			; VALUE TO ACCESS EFR
 	UART_OUTP(UART_LCR)		; SET VALUE IN LCR
-	LD	A,$C0			; ENABLE CTS/RTS FLOW CONTROL
+	LD	A,(IY + 5)		; GET CONFIG BYTE
+	BIT	5,A			; AFC REQUESTED?
+	LD	A,$C0			; ASSUME AFC ON
+	JR	NZ,UART_INITDEV3	; YES, IMPLEMENT IT
+	XOR	A			; NO AFC REQEUST, EFR := 0
+;
+UART_INITDEV3:
 	UART_OUTP(UART_EFR)		; SAVE IT
 	POP	AF			; RECOVER ORIGINAL LCR VALUE
-	UART_OUTP(UART_LCR)		; AND SAVE IT
+	UART_OUTP(UART_LCR)		; AND PUT IT BACK
 ;
-UART_INITDEV3:
+UART_INITDEV4:
 #IF (UART_DEBUG)
 	PRTS(" [$")
 	
@@ -327,7 +340,7 @@ UART_QUERY:
 ;
 UART_DEVICE:
 	LD	D,CIODEV_UART	; D := DEVICE TYPE
-	LD	E,C		; E := PHYSICAL UNIT
+	LD	E,(IY)		; E := PHYSICAL UNIT
 	XOR	A		; SIGNAL SUCCESS
 	RET
 ;
@@ -496,13 +509,13 @@ UART_PRTCFG:
 ;	; PRINT FEATURES ENABLED
 ;	LD	A,(UART_FEAT)
 ;	BIT	UART_FIFO,A
-;	JR	Z,UART_INITP2
+;	JR	Z,UART_INITUNIT2
 ;	PRTS(" FIFO$")
-;UART_INITP2:
+;UART_INITUNIT2:
 ;	BIT	UART_AFC,A
-;	JR	Z,UART_INITP3
+;	JR	Z,UART_INITUNIT3
 ;	PRTS(" AFC$")
-;UART_INITP3:
+;UART_INITUNIT3:
 ;
 	XOR	A
 	RET
@@ -570,67 +583,68 @@ UART_DEV		.DB	0		; DEVICE NUM USED DURING INIT
 ; UART PORT TABLE
 ;
 UART_CFG:
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 1)
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
+	; SBC/ZETA ONBOARD SERIAL PORT
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART0IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART0IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART0CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$68				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$68 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 2)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; CASSETTE INTERFACE SERIAL PORT
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART1IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART1IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART1CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$80				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$80 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	SER_300_8N1			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 3)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC)
+	; MF/PIC SERIAL PORT
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART2IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART2IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART2CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$48				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$48 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 4)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; 4UART SERIAL PORT A
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART3IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART3IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART3CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$C0				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$C0 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 5)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; 4UART SERIAL PORT B
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART4IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART4IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART4CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$C8				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$C8 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 6)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; 4UART SERIAL PORT C
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART5IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART5IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART5CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$D0				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$D0 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 7)
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; 4UART SERIAL PORT D
 	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
 	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART6IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART6IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART6CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
-	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
-#ENDIF
-#IF (UARTCNT >= 8)
-	.DB	0				; DEVICE NUMBER (UPDATED DURING INIT)
-	.DB	0				; UART TYPE
-	.DB	UART7IOB			; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
-	.DB	UART7IOB + UART_LSR		; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
-	.DW	UART7CFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
+	.DB	$D8				; IO PORT BASE (RBR, THR)
+	.DB	$D8 + UART_LSR			; LINE STATUS PORT (LSR)
+	.DW	DEFSERCFG			; LINE CONFIGURATION
 	.FILL	2,$FF				; FILLER
 #ENDIF
+;
+UART_CNT	.EQU	($ - UART_CFG) / 8
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
index 5c8740a2..56e7ac4a 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/util.asm
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ DLY8:	CALL	DLY4
 DLY4:	CALL	DLY2
 DLY2:	CALL	DLY1
 DLY1:	RET
-
 ;
 ; MULTIPLY 8-BIT VALUES
 ; IN:  MULTIPLY H BY E
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/xio.asm b/Source/HBIOS/xio.asm
index e16f81e9..13fda05d 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/xio.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/xio.asm
@@ -9,21 +9,28 @@
 ;
 #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
 ;
-SIO_RBR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 0	; DLAB=0: RCVR BUFFER REG (READ ONLY)
-SIO_THR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 0	; DLAB=0: XMIT HOLDING REG (WRITE ONLY)
-SIO_IER		.EQU	UART0IOB + 1	; DLAB=0: INT ENABLE REG
-SIO_IIR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 2	; INT IDENT REGISTER (READ ONLY)
-SIO_FCR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 2	; FIFO CONTROL REG (WRITE ONLY)
-SIO_LCR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 3	; LINE CONTROL REG
-SIO_MCR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 4	; MODEM CONTROL REG
-SIO_LSR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 5	; LINE STATUS REG
-SIO_MSR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 6	; MODEM STATUS REG
-SIO_SCR		.EQU	UART0IOB + 7	; SCRATCH REGISTER
-SIO_DLL		.EQU	UART0IOB + 0	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (LS)
-SIO_DLM		.EQU	UART0IOB + 1	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (MS)
+UARTIOB		.EQU	$68
+;
+SIO_RBR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 0	; DLAB=0: RCVR BUFFER REG (READ ONLY)
+SIO_THR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 0	; DLAB=0: XMIT HOLDING REG (WRITE ONLY)
+SIO_IER		.EQU	UARTIOB + 1	; DLAB=0: INT ENABLE REG
+SIO_IIR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 2	; INT IDENT REGISTER (READ ONLY)
+SIO_FCR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 2	; FIFO CONTROL REG (WRITE ONLY)
+SIO_LCR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 3	; LINE CONTROL REG
+SIO_MCR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 4	; MODEM CONTROL REG
+SIO_LSR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 5	; LINE STATUS REG
+SIO_MSR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 6	; MODEM STATUS REG
+SIO_SCR		.EQU	UARTIOB + 7	; SCRATCH REGISTER
+SIO_DLL		.EQU	UARTIOB + 0	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (LS)
+SIO_DLM		.EQU	UARTIOB + 1	; DLAB=1: DIVISOR LATCH (MS)
+;
+XIO_DIV		.EQU	(UARTOSC / (16 * CONBAUD))
 ;
 #ENDIF
 
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+#ENDIF
+
 XIO_INIT:	; MINIMAL UART INIT
 
 #IF (PLATFORM == PLT_UNA)
@@ -37,20 +44,20 @@ XIO_INIT:	; MINIMAL UART INIT
 	OUT0	(Z180_ASEXT0),A		; -> ASEXT0
 	LD	A,$64			; ENABLE XMT/RCV, 8 DATA, NO PARITY, 1 STOP
 	OUT0	(Z180_CNTLA0),A		; -> CNTLA0
-	LD	A,$22			; FAILSAFE VALUE, 9600 BAUD AT 18.432 MHZ
-	;LD	A,$20			; FAILSAFE VALUE, 9600 BAUD AT 18.432 MHZ
+	;LD	A,$20			; FAILSAFE VALUE, 38400 BAUD AT 18.432 MHZ
+	;LD	A,$22			; FAILSAFE VALUE, 9600 BAUD AT 18.432 MHZ
 	;OUT0	(Z180_CNTLB0),A		; -> CNTLB0
 	
 	; TRY TO IMPLEMENT CONFIGURED BAUD RATE
-	LD	HL,ASCI0CFG		; SERIAL CONFIG WORD
+	LD	HL,DEFSERCFG		; SERIAL CONFIG WORD
 	LD	A,H			; BYTE W/ ENCODED BAUD RATE
 	AND	$1F			; ISOLATE BITS
 	LD	L,A			; MOVE TO L
 	LD	H,0			; CLEAR MSB
 	CALL	XIO_CNTLB		; DERIVE CNTLB VALUE
 	JR	Z,XIO_INIT1		; SUCCESS, IMPLEMENT IT
-	LD	C,$22			; FAILSAFE VALUE, 9600 BAUD AT 18.432 MHZ
-	
+	LD	C,$21 + Z180_CLKDIV	; FAILSAFE VALUE, 9600 BAUD IF OSC=18.432 MHZ
+
 XIO_INIT1:
 	LD	A,C			; MOVE VALUE TO ACCUM
 	OUT0	(Z180_CNTLB0),A		; AND SET THE VALUE
@@ -58,9 +65,7 @@ XIO_INIT1:
 
 #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
 
-;XIO_DIV	.EQU	(UARTOSC / (16 * CONBAUD))
-
-	LD	DE,UART0CFG		; SERIAL CONFIG WORD
+	LD	DE,DEFSERCFG		; SERIAL CONFIG WORD
 	CALL	XIO_COMPDIV		; COMPUTE DIVISOR TO BC
 
 	LD	A,$80			; LCR := DLAB ON
@@ -81,7 +86,32 @@ XIO_INIT1:
 
 	RET
 ;
-XIO_CRLF2:
+XIO_SYNC:	; WAIT FOR FOR PENDING DATA IN FIFO TO CLEAR
+;
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_UNA)
+	; NOT SURE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE HERE...
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	; IMPLEMENT THIS... OR MAYBE NOT.
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
+	LD	DE,CPUMHZ * 25		; FAILSAFE TIMEOUT COUNTER
+XIO_SYNC1:
+	IN	A,(SIO_LSR)		; GET LINE STATUS REGISTER
+	BIT	6,A			; TEST BIT 6 (TRANSMITTER EMPTY)
+	JR	NZ,XIO_SYNC2		; EMPTY, MOVE ON
+ 	DEC	DE			; DECREMENT TIMEOUT COUNTER
+	LD	A,D			; TEST TIMEOUT COUNTER
+	OR	E			; ... FOR ZERO
+	JR	NZ,XIO_SYNC1		; LOOP UNTIL TIMEOUT
+XIO_SYNC2:
+#ENDIF
+
+	RET
+;
+XIO_CRLF2:	; OUTPUT 2 NEWLINES
 	CALL	XIO_CRLF		; SEND CRLF, FALL THRU FOR ANOTHER
 XIO_CRLF:	; OUTPUT A NEWLINE
 	LD	A,13			; A = CR
@@ -95,26 +125,28 @@ XIO_SPACE:	; OUTPUT A SPACE CHARACTER
 ;
 XIO_DOT:	; OUTPUT A DOT (MARK PROGRESS)
 	LD	A,'.'
-;	
+;
 XIO_OUTC:	; OUTPUT BYTE IN A
 
 #IF (PLATFORM == PLT_UNA)
-	PUSH	DE		; PRESERVE DE
-	LD	BC,$0012	; UNA UNIT = 0, FUNC = WRITE CHAR
-	LD	E,A		; CHAR TO E
-	CALL	$FFFD		; DO IT (RST 08 NOT SETUP YET)
-	POP	DE		; RESTORE DE
-	RET			; DONE
+	PUSH	BC			; PRESERVE BC
+	PUSH	DE			; PRESERVE DE
+	LD	BC,$0012		; UNA UNIT = 0, FUNC = WRITE CHAR
+	LD	E,A			; CHAR TO E
+	CALL	$FFFD			; DO IT (RST 08 NOT SETUP YET)
+	POP	DE			; RESTORE DE
+	POP	BC			; RESTORE BC
+	RET				; DONE
 #ENDIF
 
 #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
 	PUSH	AF			; SAVE INCOMING BYTE
 XIO_OUTC1:
-	IN0	A,(Z180_STAT0)
-	AND	$02
-	JR	Z,XIO_OUTC1
-	POP	AF
-	OUT0	(Z180_TDR0),A
+	IN0	A,(Z180_STAT0)		; GET LINE STATUS
+	AND	$02			; ISOLATE TDRE
+	JR	Z,XIO_OUTC1		; LOOP TILL READY (EMPTY)
+	POP	AF			; RECOVER INCOMING BYTE TO OUTPUT
+	OUT0	(Z180_TDR0),A		; WRITE THE CHAR TO ASCI
 	RET
 #ENDIF
 
@@ -129,6 +161,69 @@ XIO_OUTC1:
 	RET
 #ENDIF
 ;
+XIO_INC:	; INPUT BYTE TO A
+
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_UNA)
+	PUSH	BC			; PRESERVE BC
+	PUSH	DE			; PRESERVE DE
+	LD	BC,$0011		; UNA UNIT = 0, FUNC = READ CHAR
+	CALL	$FFFD			; DO IT (RST 08 NOT SETUP YET)
+	LD	A,E			; CHAR TO A
+	POP	DE			; RESTORE DE
+	POP	BC			; RESTORE BC
+	RET				; DONE
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+XIO_INC1:
+	IN0	A,(Z180_STAT0)		; READ LINE STATUS
+	AND	$80			; ISOLATE RDRF
+	JR	Z,XIO_INC1		; LOOP TILL CHAR AVAILABLE
+	IN0	A,(Z180_RDR0)		; READ THE CHAR
+	RET
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
+XIO_INC1:
+	IN	A,(SIO_LSR)		; READ LINE STATUS REGISTER
+	AND	$01			; ISOLATE RDR
+	JR	Z,XIO_INC1		; LOOP TILL CHAR AVAILABLE
+	IN	A,(SIO_RBR)		; READ THE CHAR
+	RET
+#ENDIF
+;
+XIO_IST:	; INPUT STATUS TO A (NUM CHARS WAITING)
+
+#IF (PLATFORM == PLT_UNA)
+	PUSH	BC			; PRESERVE BC
+	PUSH	DE			; PRESERVE DE
+	LD	BC,$0013		; UNA UNIT = 0, FUNC = READ CHAR
+	CALL	$FFFD			; DO IT (RST 08 NOT SETUP YET)
+	LD	A,E			; CHAR TO A
+	OR	A			; UPDATE ZF
+	POP	DE			; RESTORE DE
+	POP	BC			; RESTORE BC
+	RET				; DONE
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
+	IN0	A,(Z180_STAT0)		; READ LINE STATUS
+	AND	$80			; ISOLATE RDRF
+	RET	Z			; NO CHARS WAITING, A=0, Z SET
+	LD	A,1			; SIGNAL 1 CHAR WAITING
+	OR	A			; UPDATE ZF
+	RET
+#ENDIF
+
+#IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_SBC) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA) | (PLATFORM == PLT_ZETA2))
+	IN	A,(SIO_LSR)		; READ LINE STATUS REGISTER
+	AND	$01			; ISOLATE RDR
+	RET	Z			; NO CHARS WAITING, A=0, Z SET
+	LD	A,1			; SIGNAL 1 CHAR WAITING
+	OR	A			; UPDATE ZF
+	RET
+#ENDIF
+;
 XIO_OUTS:	; OUTPUT '$' TERMINATED STRING AT ADDRESS IN HL
 	LD	A,(HL)			; GET NEXT BYTE
 	CP	'$'			; END OF STRING?
@@ -165,29 +260,6 @@ XIO_COMPDIV:
 ;
 #ENDIF	
 ;
-; COMPUTE HL / DE = BC W/ REMAINDER IN HL & ZF
-;
-XIO_DIV16:
-	LD	A,H			; HL -> AC
-	LD	C,L			; ...
-	LD	HL,0			; INIT HL
-	LD	B,16			; INIT LOOP COUNT
-XIO_DIV16A:	
-	SCF
-	RL	C
-	RLA	
-	ADC	HL,HL	
-	SBC	HL,DE	
-	JR	NC,XIO_DIV16B	
-	ADD	HL,DE	
-	DEC	C	
-XIO_DIV16B:	
-	DJNZ	XIO_DIV16A		; LOOP AS NEEDED
-	LD	B,A			; AC -> BC
-	LD	A,H			; SET ZF
-	OR	L			; ... BASED ON REMAINDER
-	RET				; DONE
-;
 ;
 ;
 #IF ((PLATFORM == PLT_N8) | (PLATFORM == PLT_MK4))
@@ -200,7 +272,7 @@ XIO_DIV16B:
 ; DUE TO ENCODING BAUD IS ALWAYS DIVISIBLE BY 75
 ; Z180 DIVISOR IS ALWAYS A FACTOR OF 160
 ;
-; X = CPU_HZ / 160 / 75 ==> SIMPLIFIED ==> X = CPU_KHZ / 12
+; X = (CPU_HZ / 160) / 75 ==> SIMPLIFIED ==> X = CPU_KHZ / 12
 ; X = X / (BAUD / 75)
 ; IF X % 3 == 0, THEN (PS=1, X := X / 3) ELSE PS=0
 ; IF X % 4 == 0, THEN (DR=1, X := X / 4) ELSE DR=0
@@ -215,6 +287,18 @@ XIO_CNTLB:
 	;LD	HL,(HCB + HCB_CPUKHZ)	; GET CPU CLK IN KHZ
 	LD	HL,CPUKHZ		; CPU CLK IN KHZ
 	;LD	HL,9216			; *DEBUG*
+	
+	; DUE TO THE LIMITED DIVISORS POSSIBLE WITH CNTLB, YOU PRETTY MUCH
+	; NEED TO USE A CPU SPEED THAT IS A MULTIPLE OF 128KHZ.  BELOW, WE
+	; ATTEMPT TO ROUND THE CPU SPEED DETECTED TO A MULTIPLE OF 128KHZ
+	; WITH ROUNDING.  THIS JUST MAXIMIZES OUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS COMPUTING
+	; THE DIVISOR.
+	LD	DE,$0040		; HALF OF 128 IS 64
+	ADD	HL,DE			; ADD FOR ROUNDING
+	LD	A,L			; MOVE TO ACCUM
+	AND	$80			; STRIP LOW ORDER 7 BITS
+	LD	L,A			; ... AND PUT IT BACK
+	
 	LD	DE,12			; PREPARE TO DIVIDE BY 12
 	CALL	XIO_DIV16		; BC := (CPU_KHZ / 12), REM IN HL, ZF
 	;CALL	TSTPT
@@ -277,3 +361,26 @@ XIO_CNTLB4:
 	RET
 ;
 #ENDIF
+;
+; COMPUTE HL / DE = BC W/ REMAINDER IN HL & ZF
+;
+XIO_DIV16:
+	LD	A,H			; HL -> AC
+	LD	C,L			; ...
+	LD	HL,0			; INIT HL
+	LD	B,16			; INIT LOOP COUNT
+XIO_DIV16A:	
+	SCF
+	RL	C
+	RLA	
+	ADC	HL,HL	
+	SBC	HL,DE	
+	JR	NC,XIO_DIV16B	
+	ADD	HL,DE	
+	DEC	C	
+XIO_DIV16B:	
+	DJNZ	XIO_DIV16A		; LOOP AS NEEDED
+	LD	B,A			; AC -> BC
+	LD	A,H			; SET ZF
+	OR	L			; ... BASED ON REMAINDER
+	RET				; DONE