2 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/console.s b/console.s
index 1930303..18b22bf 100644
--- a/console.s
+++ b/console.s
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ _clr_screen: ; same as gotoxy(0,0); clrtobot();
 
 _clrtobot: ; same as clrtoline(24);
  lda #24
- bne _clrtoline
+ ;bne _clrtoline ; we'd have to do this if ROWCRS were non-zero-page
+ .byte $2c ; see "bit trick" explanation below
 
 _clrtoeol:
  lda ROWCRS
diff --git a/taipan.c b/taipan.c
index ef10068..0b96a4b 100644
--- a/taipan.c
+++ b/taipan.c
@@ -1729,9 +1729,7 @@ void port_stats(void)
 	*/
 
 	gotoxy(32, 3);
-	// rvs_on(); 
    cputs(months + 4 * (month - 1));
-	// rvs_off(); 
 	cspace();
 	cprintuint(year);
 
@@ -1749,12 +1747,9 @@ void port_stats(void)
 
 	gotoxy(29, 12);
 	clrtoeol();
-   i = status / 20;
-   // if(i < 2) rvs_on();
-	cputs(st[i]);
+	cputs(st[status / 20]);
 	cputc(':');
 	cprintuint(status);
-	// rvs_off(); 
 
 	gotoxy(6, 14);
 	cblank(14);
@@ -2909,7 +2904,8 @@ int port_choices(void) {
 		else
 			// cputs(item[choice]);
 			print_msg(item[choice]);
-		cputc(':');
+		// cputc(':');
+		cprint_colon_space();
 		gotox(11 + ((choice & 1) * 18));
 		cprintulong(price[choice]);
 		if(choice == 1) crlf();