diff --git a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
index 930dd57..633302b 100644
--- a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
+++ b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ ptyc_api void ptyc_free_driver_ctx	(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
 ptyc_api int  ptyc_alloc_pty		(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
 ptyc_api void ptyc_free_pty		(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
 
+/* console api */
+ptyc_api int  ptyc_alloc_console	(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
+ptyc_api int  ptyc_wait_for_console	(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
+ptyc_api void ptyc_free_console		(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
+
 /* utility api */
 ptyc_api int  ptyc_main			(int, char **, char **);
 
diff --git a/project/common.mk b/project/common.mk
index 3b490d4..1e54767 100644
--- a/project/common.mk
+++ b/project/common.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 COMMON_SRCS = \
+	src/console/ptyc_console_alloc.c \
+	src/console/ptyc_console_ctrl.c \
+	src/console/ptyc_console_poller.c \
+	src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c \
+	src/console/ptyc_console_writer.c \
+	src/debug/ptyc_dbg_event.c \
+	src/debug/ptyc_dbg_oven.c \
+	src/debug/ptyc_dbg_raw.c \
 	src/driver/ptyc_amain.c \
 	src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c \
 	src/internal/gdi/gdi.c \
diff --git a/project/tree.mk b/project/tree.mk
index 07f4d48..535fde1 100644
--- a/project/tree.mk
+++ b/project/tree.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 tree.tag:
 		mkdir -p src
+		mkdir -p src/console
+		mkdir -p src/debug
 		mkdir -p src/driver
 		mkdir -p src/internal
 		mkdir -p src/internal/gdi
diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_alloc.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_alloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16d1f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_alloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+#include "ptycon_status_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_console_ctrl(uint32_t);
+
+int ptyc_console_reader(void *);
+int ptyc_console_writer(void *);;
+int ptyc_console_poller(void *);
+
+int ptyc_dbg_event(void *);
+int ptyc_dbg_oven(void *);
+int ptyc_dbg_raw(void *);
+
+struct ptyc_loop_thread_ctx {
+	nt_thread_start_routine *	entry;
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * 	ictx;
+};
+
+static int ptyc_loop_thread_entry(void * ctx)
+{
+	struct ptyc_loop_thread_ctx *	xctx;
+
+	xctx = (struct ptyc_loop_thread_ctx *)ctx;
+
+	return ntapi->zw_terminate_thread(
+		NT_CURRENT_THREAD_HANDLE,
+		xctx->entry(xctx->ictx));
+}
+
+static int ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+	nt_thread_params *		params,
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * 	ictx,
+	nt_thread_start_routine *	entry)
+{
+	struct ptyc_loop_thread_ctx	xctx;
+
+	xctx.entry = entry;
+	xctx.ictx  = ictx;
+
+	/* rapunzel rapunzel */
+	params->hprocess	   = NT_CURRENT_PROCESS_HANDLE;
+	params->start		   = ptyc_loop_thread_entry;
+	params->ext_ctx		   = &xctx;
+	params->ext_ctx_size	   = sizeof(xctx);
+	params->stack_size_commit  = 64 * 1024;
+	params->stack_size_reserve = 64 * 1024;
+	params->creation_flags	   = NT_CREATE_LOCAL_THREAD;
+
+	return ntapi->tt_create_thread(
+		params);
+}
+
+static int ptyc_free_console_impl(
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl *	ictx,
+	int32_t				status)
+{
+	struct ptyc_term_ctx *		tctx;
+	struct ptyc_loop_ctx *		lctx;
+
+	tctx = &ictx->tctx;
+	lctx = &ictx->lctx;
+
+	if (tctx->hin)
+		ntcon->free_console();
+
+	if (lctx->treader.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->treader.hthread);
+
+	if (lctx->twriter.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->twriter.hthread);
+
+	if (lctx->tpoller.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->tpoller.hthread);
+
+	if (lctx->tdbgevent.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->tdbgevent.hthread);
+
+	if (lctx->tdbgoven.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->tdbgoven.hthread);
+
+	if (lctx->tdbgraw.hthread)
+		ntapi->zw_close(lctx->tdbgraw.hthread);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+static int ptyc_init_console(struct ptyc_term_ctx * tctx)
+{
+	/* console input buffer) */
+	if (!(tctx->hin = ntcon->get_std_handle(NT_STD_INPUT_HANDLE)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	/* console screen buffer */
+	if (!(tctx->hout = ntcon->create_console_screen_buffer(
+			NT_GENERIC_READ | NT_GENERIC_WRITE,
+			0,0,NT_CONSOLE_TEXTMODE_BUFFER,0)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_active_screen_buffer(tctx->hout)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	/* console text attributes: default colors */
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_text_attribute(
+			tctx->hout,
+			NT_BACKGROUND_BLACK | NT_FOREGROUND_WHITE)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	/* console code page: utf-8 */
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_code_page(65001)))
+		return NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_output_code_page(65001)))
+		return NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
+	/* input events */
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_mode(
+			tctx->hin,
+			NT_ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT
+			| NT_ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	/* ctrl events */
+	if (!(ntcon->set_console_ctrl_handler(
+			ptyc_console_ctrl,
+			true)))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	return NT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int  ptyc_alloc_console(struct ptyc_driver_ctx * dctx)
+{
+	int32_t				status;
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl *	ictx;
+	struct ptyc_term_ctx *		tctx;
+	struct ptyc_loop_ctx *		lctx;
+
+	if (!(ictx = ptyc_get_driver_ictx(dctx)))
+		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE;
+
+	tctx = &ictx->tctx;
+	lctx = &ictx->lctx;
+
+	if (!(ntcon->alloc_console()))
+		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
+
+	if ((status = ptyc_init_console(tctx)))
+		return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+			&lctx->treader,
+			ictx,ptyc_console_reader)))
+		return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+			&lctx->twriter,
+			ictx,ptyc_console_writer)))
+		return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+			&lctx->tpoller,
+			ictx,ptyc_console_poller)))
+		return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_EVENT)
+		if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+				&lctx->tdbgevent,
+				ictx,ptyc_dbg_event)))
+			return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_OVEN)
+		if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+				&lctx->tdbgoven,
+				ictx,ptyc_dbg_oven)))
+			return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_RAW)
+		if ((status = ptyc_create_loop_thread(
+				&lctx->tdbgraw,
+				ictx,ptyc_dbg_raw)))
+			return ptyc_set_status(dctx,status);
+
+	return ptyc_set_status(dctx,NT_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+
+int  ptyc_wait_for_console(struct ptyc_driver_ctx * dctx)
+{
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx;
+
+	if (!(ictx = ptyc_get_driver_ictx(dctx)))
+		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE;
+
+	return ntapi->zw_wait_for_single_object(
+		ictx->lctx.tpoller.hthread,
+		NT_SYNC_ALERTABLE,0);
+}
+
+
+void ptyc_free_console(struct ptyc_driver_ctx * dctx)
+{
+	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx;
+
+	if (!(ictx = ptyc_get_driver_ictx(dctx)))
+		return;
+
+	ptyc_free_console_impl(ictx,NT_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_ctrl.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_ctrl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d20ef12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_ctrl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_console_ctrl(uint32_t type)
+{
+	return type;
+}
diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_poller.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_poller.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60e3d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_poller.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_console_poller(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afab13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_reader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_console_reader(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/console/ptyc_console_writer.c b/src/console/ptyc_console_writer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0ea461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/ptyc_console_writer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_console_writer(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_event.c b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_event.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45cea3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_dbg_event(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_oven.c b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_oven.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..393076d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_oven.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_dbg_oven(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_raw.c b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_raw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8804ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debug/ptyc_dbg_raw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*********************************************************/
+/*  ptycon: a pty-console bridge                         */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016  Z. Gilboa                        */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.PTYCON.  */
+/*********************************************************/
+
+#include <psxtypes/psxtypes.h>
+#include <ntcon/ntcon.h>
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <gdi/gdi.h>
+
+#include <ptycon/ptycon.h>
+#include "ptycon_driver_impl.h"
+
+int ptyc_dbg_raw(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl * ictx)
+{
+	(void)ictx;
+	return ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event();
+}
diff --git a/src/driver/ptyc_amain.c b/src/driver/ptyc_amain.c
index 3a5ca68..f94b236 100644
--- a/src/driver/ptyc_amain.c
+++ b/src/driver/ptyc_amain.c
@@ -73,5 +73,11 @@ int ptyc_main(int argc, char ** argv, char ** envp)
 	if (ptyc_alloc_pty(dctx))
 		return ptyc_exit(dctx,2);
 
+	if (ptyc_alloc_console(dctx))
+		return ptyc_exit(dctx,2);
+
+	if (ptyc_wait_for_console(dctx))
+		return ptyc_exit(dctx,2);
+
 	return ptyc_exit(dctx,ret);
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
index c46e146..86336c5 100644
--- a/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
@@ -26,7 +26,25 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_DEBUG,
 };
 
+struct ptyc_term_ctx {
+	void *			hin;
+	void *			hout;
+};
+
+struct ptyc_loop_ctx {
+	nt_thread_params	treader;
+	nt_thread_params	twriter;
+	nt_thread_params	tpoller;
+	nt_thread_params	tdbgevent;
+	nt_thread_params	tdbgoven;
+	nt_thread_params	tdbgraw;
+	int32_t			ficonic;
+	int32_t			fwinsize;
+};
+
 struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl {
+	struct ptyc_term_ctx	tctx;
+	struct ptyc_loop_ctx	lctx;
 	struct ptyc_common_ctx	cctx;
 	struct ptyc_driver_ctx	ctx;
 };