yeah

package-lock.json

@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/swindows": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@gitlab.synchro.net:echicken/swindows.git#17b759f305b1d5079737ffe09af14f55822b9d16"
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@gitlab.synchro.net:echicken/swindows.git#b7c60a8d05de2295ab9ad07f3c5f9e2ddd89d61e"
     },
     "node_modules/to-fast-properties": {
       "version": "2.0.0",

src/active-shell.ts

-import type { ICgaDefs, ISbbsDefs } from '@swag/ts4s';
+import type { ISbbsDefs } from '@swag/ts4s';
 import { load } from '@swag/ts4s';
+import { clear } from './lib/menu';
 import UI from './lib/UI';
 
 const sbbsdefs: ISbbsDefs = load('sbbsdefs.js');
-const cgadefs: ICgaDefs = load('cga_defs.js');
 const { bbs, console, mswait } = js.global;
 
 const ui = new UI();
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function init(): void {
 	js.time_limit = 0;
 	bbs.sys_status |= sbbsdefs.SS_MOFF;
 	console.ctrlkey_passthru = "+UPKTG";
-	console.clear(cgadefs.BG_BLACK|cgadefs.LIGHTGRAY);
+	clear();
 }
 
 function main(): void {

src/lib/ActivityWindow.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default class ActivityWindow extends ShellWindow {
 	constructor(name: string, wm: WindowManager, position: IPosition, size: ISize, footer: IBorderText) {
 		super(name, wm, position, size, footer);
 		this.window.wrap = defs.WRAP.WORD;
+		this.window.scrollBack = { width: Infinity, height: 1000 };
 		this.window.write(HELP.split('\r\n').slice(1).join('\r\n'));
 
 		this.inputWindow = new ControlledWindow({

src/lib/UI.ts

 import type { ICgaDefs, IKeyDefs, ISbbsDefs } from '@swag/ts4s';
+import type { IShellWindow } from './types';
 import { load } from '@swag/ts4s';
 import * as swindows from 'swindows';
-import { IShellWindow } from './types';
+import { clear } from './menu';
 import ActivityWindow from './ActivityWindow';
 import MenuWindow from './MenuWindow';
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export default class UI {
 					bbs.hangup();
 					break;
 				case keydefs.CTRL_L: // Log off
-					console.clear();
+					clear();
 					bbs.logout();
 					break;
 				// Pass input to the focused window

src/lib/menu.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ILightBarItem } from "swindows/src/LightBar";
 
 const { bbs, file_exists, file_date, console, user, system, time, File } = js.global;
 
-function clear(): void {
+export function clear(): void {
 	console.home();
 	console.write('\x1B[0;37;40m');
 	console.write('\x1B[2J');