diff --git a/kernel/include/portio.h b/kernel/include/portio.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fbf4484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/include/portio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+#ifndef PORTIO_H
+#define PORTIO_H
+
+#include "hos_types.h"
+
+#define outportb(port, val) \
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("outb %%al, %%dx" : : "a" (val), "d" (port));
+
+#define outportw(port, val) \
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("outw %%ax, %%dx" : : "a" (val), "d" (port));
+
+#define outportd(port, val) \
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("outl %%eax, %%dx" : : "a" (val), "d" (port));
+
+#define inportb(port) \
+    ({ \
+        u8_t val; \
+        __asm__ __volatile__ ("inb %%dx, %%al" : "=a" (val) : "d" (port)); \
+        val; \
+    });
+
+#define inportw(port) \
+    ({ \
+        u16_t val; \
+        __asm__ __volatile__ ("inw %%dx, %%al" : "=a" (val) : "d" (port)); \
+        val; \
+    });
+
+#define inportd(port) \
+    ({ \
+        u32_t val; \
+        __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx, %%al" : "=a" (val) : "d" (port)); \
+        val; \
+    });
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/lang/kio.cc b/kernel/lang/kio.cc
index cd989c8..6b6ea4a 100644
--- a/kernel/lang/kio.cc
+++ b/kernel/lang/kio.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "hos_defines.h"
 #include "kio.h"
 #include "string.h"
+#include "portio.h"
 
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>                 /* va_*() */
@@ -17,12 +18,22 @@ static void fmt_o2a(char * buf, unsigned int val);
 
 static int cursor_x, cursor_y;
 
+static void writeCursorPosition(int x, int y)
+{
+    u16_t pos = 80 * y + x;
+    outportb(0x3D4, 0x0E);
+    outportb(0x3D5, pos >> 8);
+    outportb(0x3D4, 0x0F);
+    outportb(0x3D5, pos);
+}
+
 extern "C" {
 
 void kio_bootstrap()
 {
     cursor_x = 0;
     cursor_y = 9;
+    writeCursorPosition(cursor_x, cursor_y);
 }
 
 void kprintf(const char * fmt, ...)
@@ -129,7 +140,9 @@ void kputc(char c)
                (u8_t *) (CONSOLE_MEMORY + 80 * 2),
                2 * 80 * 24);
         memsetw((u16_t *) (CONSOLE_MEMORY + 2 * 80 * 24), 0x0720, 80);
+        cursor_y = 24;
     }
+    writeCursorPosition(cursor_x, cursor_y);
 }
 
 void kputs(const char * s)