diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel.Plugs/Console.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel.Plugs/Console.cs
index 48e87a96e..2f41173ba 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel.Plugs/Console.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel.Plugs/Console.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,28 @@ namespace Cosmos.Kernel.Plugs {
             TextScreen.NewLine();
 		}
 
+		public static void Write(char[] buffer) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
+				Write (buffer[i]);
+		}
+
+		public static void WriteLine(char[] buffer) {
+			Write (buffer);
+			WriteLine ();
+		}
+
 		public static void WriteLine() {
             TextScreen.NewLine();
         }
+
+		public static string ReadLine() {
+			char current;
+			string result = "";
+			while ((current = Keyboard.ReadChar ()) != 'a') {
+				result += new string (new char[] { current });
+				Write (current);
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/CPU.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/CPU.cs
index d11aa7233..bae5d09a2 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/CPU.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/CPU.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Kernel {
 			Console.Write("Creating IDT...");
 			Hardware.CPU.CreateIDT();
 			Console.WriteLine("Done");
+			Keyboard.Initialize ();
 			TestATA();
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/Staging/Stages/TestStage.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/Staging/Stages/TestStage.cs
index e10d242ba..42bec177f 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/Staging/Stages/TestStage.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Kernel/Staging/Stages/TestStage.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Kernel.Staging.Stages {
                 }
 
 				public override void Initialize() {
-					CPU.TestATA ();
+					//CPU.TestATA ();
                 }
 
                 public override void Teardown() {
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/FSTestCommand.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/FSTestCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3afe38d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/FSTestCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Cosmos.Shell.Console.Commands {
+	public class FSTestCommand : ICommand {
+		public override string Name {
+			get {
+				return "fstest";
+			}
+		}
+
+		public override void Execute() {
+			System.Console.WriteLine ("Testing...");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/ICommand.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/ICommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59438b90d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Commands/ICommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Cosmos.Shell.Console.Commands {
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents a command.
+	/// </summary>
+	public abstract class ICommand {
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the name of the command (must be lowercase).
+		/// </summary>
+		public abstract string Name {
+			get;
+		}
+
+		public abstract void Execute();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Cosmos.Shell.Console.csproj b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Cosmos.Shell.Console.csproj
index 7a6c4fc86..bed8f22ba 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Cosmos.Shell.Console.csproj
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Cosmos.Shell.Console.csproj
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Commands\FSTestCommand.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Commands\ICommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Prompter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
@@ -51,9 +53,6 @@
       <Name>Cosmos.Kernel</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Commands\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Prompter.cs b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Prompter.cs
index cdec3522e..11e642e65 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Prompter.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos/Cosmos.Shell.Console/Prompter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ namespace Cosmos.Shell.Console {
 			}
 		}
 
+		private List<Commands.ICommand> _commands;
+
 		public override void Initialize() {
+
+
+			string a = "Hi";
+			a = System.Console.ReadLine ();
+			System.Console.WriteLine (a);
 		}
 
 		public override void Teardown() {