diff --git a/extra/curses/authors.txt b/extra/curses/authors.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Doug Coleman
diff --git a/extra/curses/curses-tests.factor b/extra/curses/curses-tests.factor
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+! Copyright (C) 2009 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: accessors curses kernel threads tools.test ;
+IN: curses.tests
+
+: hello-curses ( -- )
+    [
+        curses-window new
+            "mainwin" >>name
+        add-curses-window
+
+        "mainwin" "hi" curses-printf
+
+        2000000 sleep
+    ] with-curses ;
+
+[
+] [ hello-curses ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/curses/curses.factor b/extra/curses/curses.factor
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+! Copyright (C) 2008 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: accessors alien.c-types alien.strings assocs byte-arrays
+combinators continuations destructors fry io.encodings.8-bit
+io io.encodings.string io.encodings.utf8 kernel math
+namespaces prettyprint sequences
+strings threads curses.ffi ;
+IN: curses
+
+SYMBOL: curses-windows
+SYMBOL: current-window
+
+: ERR -1 ; inline
+: FALSE 0 ; inline
+: TRUE 1 ; inline
+: >BOOLEAN ( n -- TRUE/FALSE ) >boolean TRUE FALSE ? ; inline
+
+ERROR: duplicate-window window ;
+ERROR: unnamed-window window ;
+ERROR: window-not-found window ;
+ERROR: curses-failed ;
+
+: get-window ( string -- window )
+    dup curses-windows get at*
+    [ nip ] [ drop window-not-found ] if ;
+
+: window-ptr ( string -- window ) get-window ptr>> ;
+
+: curses-error ( n -- ) ERR = [ curses-failed ] when ;
+
+: with-curses ( quot -- )
+    H{ } clone curses-windows [
+        initscr curses-error
+        [
+            curses-windows get values [ dispose ] each
+            nocbreak curses-error
+            echo curses-error
+            endwin curses-error
+        ] [ ] cleanup
+    ] with-variable ; inline
+
+: with-window ( name quot -- )
+    [ window-ptr current-window ] dip with-variable ; inline
+
+TUPLE: curses-window
+    name
+    parent-name
+    ptr
+    { lines integer initial: 0 }
+    { columns integer initial: 0 }
+    { y integer initial: 0 }
+    { x integer initial: 0 }
+
+    { cbreak initial: t }
+    { echo initial: t }
+    { raw initial: f }
+
+    { scrollok initial: t }
+    { leaveok initial: f }
+
+    idcok idlok immedok
+    { keypad initial: f } ;
+
+M: curses-window dispose ( window -- )
+    ptr>> delwin curses-error ;
+
+<PRIVATE
+
+: add-window ( window -- )
+    dup name>> [ unnamed-window ] unless*
+    curses-windows get 2dup key?
+    [ duplicate-window ] [ set-at ] if ;
+
+: delete-window ( window -- )
+    curses-windows get 2dup key?
+    [ delete-at ] [ drop window-not-found ] if ;
+
+: window-params ( window -- lines columns y x )
+    { [ lines>> ] [ columns>> ] [ y>> ] [ x>> ] } cleave ;
+
+: setup-window ( window -- )
+    {
+        [
+            dup
+            dup parent-name>> [
+                window-ptr swap window-params derwin
+            ] [
+                window-params newwin
+            ] if* [ curses-error ] keep >>ptr drop
+        ]
+        [ cbreak>> [ cbreak ] [ nocbreak ] if curses-error ]
+        [ echo>> [ echo ] [ noecho ] if curses-error ]
+        [ raw>> [ raw ] [ noraw ] if curses-error ]
+        [ [ ptr>> ] [ scrollok>> >BOOLEAN ] bi scrollok curses-error ]
+        [ [ ptr>> ] [ leaveok>> >BOOLEAN ] bi leaveok curses-error ]
+        [ [ ptr>> ] [ keypad>> >BOOLEAN ] bi keypad curses-error ]
+        [ add-window ]
+    } cleave ;
+
+PRIVATE>
+
+: add-curses-window ( window -- )
+    [ setup-window ] [ ] [ dispose ] cleanup ;
+
+: (curses-window-refresh) ( window-ptr -- ) wrefresh curses-error ;
+: wnrefresh ( window -- ) window-ptr (curses-window-refresh) ;
+: curses-refresh ( -- ) current-window get (curses-window-refresh) ;
+
+: (curses-wprint) ( window-ptr string -- )
+    waddstr curses-error ;
+
+: curses-nwrite ( window string -- )
+    [ window-ptr ] dip (curses-wprint) ;
+
+: curses-wprint ( window string -- )
+    [ window-ptr dup ] dip (curses-wprint) "\n" (curses-wprint) ;
+
+: curses-printf ( window string -- )
+    [ window-ptr dup dup ] dip (curses-wprint)
+    "\n" (curses-wprint)
+    (curses-window-refresh) ;
+
+: curses-writef ( window string -- )
+    [ window-ptr dup ] dip (curses-wprint) (curses-window-refresh) ;
+
+: (curses-read) ( window-ptr n encoding -- string )
+    [ [ <byte-array> tuck ] keep wgetnstr curses-error ] dip alien>string ;
+
+: curses-read ( window n -- string )
+    utf8 [ window-ptr ] 2dip (curses-read) ;
+
+: curses-erase ( window -- ) window-ptr werase curses-error ;
+
+: move-cursor ( window-name y x -- )
+    [
+        window-ptr
+        {
+            [ ]
+            [ (curses-window-refresh) ]
+            [ c-window-_curx ]
+            [ c-window-_cury ]
+        } cleave
+    ] 2dip mvcur curses-error (curses-window-refresh) ;
+
+: delete-line ( window-name y -- )
+    [ window-ptr dup ] dip
+    0 wmove curses-error wdeleteln curses-error ;
+
+: insert-blank-line ( window-name y -- )
+    [ window-ptr dup ] dip
+    0 wmove curses-error winsertln curses-error ;
+
+: insert-line ( window-name y string -- )
+    [ dupd insert-blank-line ] dip
+    curses-writef ;
diff --git a/extra/curses/ffi/ffi.factor b/extra/curses/ffi/ffi.factor
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+! Copyright (C) 2008 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: accessors alien alien.syntax combinators kernel system ;
+IN: curses.ffi
+
+<< "curses" {
+    { [ os winnt? ]  [ "libcurses.dll" ] }
+    { [ os macosx? ] [ "libcurses.dylib" ] }
+    { [ os unix?  ]  [ "libcurses.so" ] }
+} cond "cdecl" add-library >>
+
+TYPEDEF: void* WINDOW*
+TYPEDEF: void* SCREEN*
+TYPEDEF: void* va_list
+
+TYPEDEF: uint chtype
+TYPEDEF: chtype attr_t
+TYPEDEF: short NCURSES_SIZE_T
+TYPEDEF: ushort wchar_t
+
+: CCHARW_MAX  5 ; inline
+
+C-STRUCT: cchar_t
+    { "attr_t" "attr" }
+    { { "wchar_t" CCHARW_MAX } "chars" } ;
+
+C-STRUCT: pdat
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_y" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_x" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_top" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_left" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_bottom" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_pad_right" } ;
+
+C-STRUCT: c-window
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_cury" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_curx" }
+
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_maxy" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_maxx" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_begy" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_begx" }
+
+    { "short"  " _flags" }
+
+    { "attr_t"  "_attrs" }
+    { "chtype"  "_bkgd" }
+
+    { "bool"    "_notimeout" }
+    { "bool"    "_clear" }
+    { "bool"    "_leaveok" }
+    { "bool"    "_scroll" }
+    { "bool"    "_idlok" }
+    { "bool"    "_idcok" }
+    { "bool"    "_immed" }
+    { "bool"    "_sync" }
+    { "bool"    "_use_keypad" }
+    { "int"     "_delay" }
+
+    { "char*" "_line" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_regtop" }
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_regbottom" }
+
+    { "int" "_parx" }
+    { "int" "_pary" }
+    { "WINDOW*" "_parent" }
+
+    { "pdat" "_pad" }
+
+    { "NCURSES_SIZE_T" "_yoffset" }
+
+    { "cchar_t"  "_bkgrnd" } ;
+
+LIBRARY: curses
+
+: stdscr ( -- alien )
+    "stdscr" "curses" library dll>> dlsym ;
+
+FUNCTION: WINDOW* initscr ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int endwin ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: bool isendwin ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: SCREEN* newterm ( char* type, FILE* outfd, FILE* infd ) ;
+FUNCTION: SCREEN* set_term ( SCREEN* new ) ;
+FUNCTION: void delscreen ( SCREEN* sp ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int def_prog_mode ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int def_shell_mode ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int reset_prog_mode ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int reset_shell_mode ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int resetty ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int savetty ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int ripoffline ( int line, void* callback ) ;
+FUNCTION: int curs_set ( int visibility ) ;
+FUNCTION: int napms ( int ms ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: WINDOW* newwin ( int nlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int delwin ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwin ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x ) ;
+FUNCTION: WINDOW* subwin ( WINDOW* orig, int nlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x ) ;
+FUNCTION: WINDOW* derwin ( WINDOW* orig, int nlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvderwin ( WINDOW* win, int par_y, int par_x ) ;
+FUNCTION: WINDOW* dupwin ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: void wsyncup ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int syncok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: void wcursyncup ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: void wsyncdown ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int cbreak ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int nocbreak ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int echo ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int noecho ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int halfdelay ( int tenths ) ;
+FUNCTION: int intrflush ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int keypad ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int meta ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int nodelay ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int raw ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int noraw ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: void noqiflush ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: void qiflush ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int notimeout ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: void timeout ( int delay ) ;
+FUNCTION: void wtimeout ( WINDOW* win, int delay ) ;
+FUNCTION: int typeahead ( int fd ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int clearok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int idlok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: void idcok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: void immedok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int leaveok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int setscrreg ( int top, int bot ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wsetscrreg ( WINDOW* win, int top, int bot ) ;
+FUNCTION: int scrollok ( WINDOW* win, bool bf ) ;
+FUNCTION: int nl ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int nonl ( ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int erase (  ) ;
+FUNCTION: int werase ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int clear (  ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wclear ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int clrtobot (  ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wclrtobot ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int clrtoeol (  ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wclrtoeol ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int refresh ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wrefresh ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wnoutrefresh ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int doupdate ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int redrawwin ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wredrawln ( WINDOW* win, int beg_line, int num_lines ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int getch ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wgetch ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvgetch ( int y, int x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwgetch ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int ungetch ( int ch ) ;
+FUNCTION: int has_key ( int ch ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int getstr ( char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int getnstr ( char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wgetstr ( WINDOW* win, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wgetnstr ( WINDOW* win, char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvgetstr ( int y, int x, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwgetstr ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvgetnstr ( int y, int x, char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwgetnstr ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, char* str, int n ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int printw ( char* fmt, int lol ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wprintw ( WINDOW* win, char* fmt, int lol ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvprintw ( int y, int x, char* fmt, int lol ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwprintw ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, char* fmt, int lol ) ;
+FUNCTION: int vwprintw ( WINDOW* win, char* fmt, va_list varglist ) ;
+FUNCTION: int vw_printw ( WINDOW* win, char* fmt, va_list varglist ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int move ( int y, int x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wmove ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x ) ;
+
+
+FUNCTION: int scroll ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int scrl ( int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wscrl ( WINDOW* win, int n ) ;
+
+       ! int setupterm(char *term, int fildes, int *errret);
+       ! int setterm(char *term);
+       ! TERMINAL *set_curterm(TERMINAL *nterm);
+       ! int del_curterm(TERMINAL *oterm);
+       ! int restartterm(const char *term, int fildes, int *errret);
+       ! char *tparm(char *str, ...);
+       ! int tputs(const char *str, int affcnt, int (*putc)(int));
+       ! int putp(const char *str);
+       ! int vidputs(chtype attrs, int (*putc)(int));
+       ! int vidattr(chtype attrs);
+       ! int vid_puts(attr_t attrs, short pair, void *opts, int (*putc)(char));
+       ! int vid_attr(attr_t attrs, short pair, void *opts);
+FUNCTION: int mvcur ( int oldrow, int oldcol, int newrow, int newcol ) ;
+       ! int tigetflag(char *capname);
+       ! int tigetnum(char *capname);
+       ! char *tigetstr(char *capname);
+
+FUNCTION: int touchwin ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int touchline ( WINDOW* win, int start, int count ) ;
+FUNCTION: int untouchwin ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wtouchln ( WINDOW* win, int y, int n, int changed ) ;
+FUNCTION: bool is_linetouched ( WINDOW* win, int line ) ;
+FUNCTION: bool is_wintouched ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int insch ( chtype ch ) ;
+FUNCTION: int winsch ( WINDOW* win, chtype ch ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvinsch ( int y, int x, chtype ch ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwinsch ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, chtype ch ) ;
+FUNCTION: int delch ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wdelch ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvdelch ( int y, int x ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwdelch ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int deleteln ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int wdeleteln ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+FUNCTION: int insdelln ( int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int winsdelln ( WINDOW* win, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int insertln ( ) ;
+FUNCTION: int winsertln ( WINDOW* win ) ;
+
+FUNCTION: int addstr ( char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int addnstr ( char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int waddstr ( WINDOW* win, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int waddnstr ( WINDOW* win, char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvaddstr ( int y, int x, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvaddnstr ( int y, int x, char* str, int n ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwaddstr ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, char* str ) ;
+FUNCTION: int mvwaddnstr ( WINDOW* win, int y, int x, char* str, int n ) ;
diff --git a/extra/curses/ffi/tags.txt b/extra/curses/ffi/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf68304bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/curses/ffi/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unportable
diff --git a/extra/curses/summary.txt b/extra/curses/summary.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eb839c524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/curses/summary.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ncurses binding
diff --git a/extra/curses/tags.txt b/extra/curses/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf68304bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/curses/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unportable