diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
  - [cputest](cputest) - CPU test suite
  - [gcc](gcc) - experiments in compiling C code
  - [rust](rust) - experiments in compiling Rust code
- - [okameron](okameron) - demo program written in [Okameron](https://github.com/TalonFox/okameron)
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+ - [okameron](okameron) - demo GUI program written in [Okameron](https://github.com/TalonFox/okameron)
+ - [okameron-cli](okameron-cli) - demo CLI program written in [Okameron](https://github.com/TalonFox/okameron)
diff --git a/okameron-cli/.gitignore b/okameron-cli/.gitignore
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+*.asm
+*.fxf
diff --git a/okameron-cli/Makefile b/okameron-cli/Makefile
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+OKAMERON := ../../okameron/okameron.lua
+FOX32ASM := ../../fox32asm/target/release/fox32asm
+
+all: TermOkm.fxf
+
+%.fxf: %.asm
+	$(FOX32ASM) $< $@
+
+%.asm: %.okm
+	lua $(OKAMERON) -arch=fox32 -startup=start.asm $< OS.okm > $@
diff --git a/okameron-cli/OS.okm b/okameron-cli/OS.okm
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+(* FIXME: this module should probably be moved somewhere global so all applications can use it *)
+
+MODULE OS;
+    EXTERN PROCEDURE read, write, string_length, end_current_task, save_state_and_yield_task: INT;
+END.
diff --git a/okameron-cli/TermOkm.okm b/okameron-cli/TermOkm.okm
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+(* terminal I/O demo. invoke as: *)
+(* 1> TermOkm *)
+(* 1> TermOkm fox *)
+
+MODULE TermOkm;
+    IMPORT OS;
+
+    EXTERN terminalStreamPtr: PTR;
+    EXTERN arg0Ptr: PTR;
+    EXTERN arg1Ptr: PTR;
+    EXTERN arg2Ptr: PTR;
+    EXTERN arg3Ptr: PTR;
+
+    PROCEDURE Main();
+    VAR input: CHAR;
+    BEGIN
+        Print("hello ");
+        IF arg0Ptr THEN
+            Print(arg0Ptr);
+        ELSE
+            Print("world");
+        END;
+        Print("!\nPress any key to exit.\n");
+
+        input := 0;
+        WHILE 1 DO
+            read(1, terminalStreamPtr, PTROF(input));
+            IF input THEN
+                end_current_task();
+            END;
+            save_state_and_yield_task();
+        END;
+    END;
+
+    PROCEDURE Print(string: POINTER TO CHAR;);
+    BEGIN
+        write(string_length(string), terminalStreamPtr, string);
+    END;
+END.