diff --git a/kernel/driver/tty/tty.go b/kernel/driver/tty/tty.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f74a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/driver/tty/tty.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package tty
+
+import "io"
+
+// Tty is implemented by objects that can register themselves as ttys.
+type Tty interface {
+	io.Writer
+
+	// Position returns the current cursor position (x, y).
+	Position() (uint16, uint16)
+
+	// SetPosition sets the current cursor position to (x,y). Console implementations
+	// must clip the provided cursor position if it exceeds the console dimensions.
+	SetPosition(x, y uint16)
+
+	// Clear clears the terminal.
+	Clear()
+}
diff --git a/kernel/driver/tty/vt.go b/kernel/driver/tty/vt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20afa6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/driver/tty/vt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package tty
+
+import "github.com/achilleasa/gopher-os/kernel/driver/video/console"
+
+const (
+	defaultFg = console.LightGrey
+	defaultBg = console.Black
+)
+
+// Vt implements a simple terminal that can process LF and CR characters. The
+// terminal uses a console device for its output.
+type Vt struct {
+	// Go interfaces will not work before we can get memory allocation working.
+	// Till then we need to use concrete types instead.
+	cons *console.Vga
+
+	width  uint16
+	height uint16
+
+	curX    uint16
+	curY    uint16
+	curAttr console.Attr
+}
+
+func (t *Vt) Init(cons *console.Vga) {
+	t.cons = cons
+	t.width, t.height = cons.Dimensions()
+	t.curX = 0
+	t.curY = 0
+
+	// Default to lightgrey on black text.
+	t.curAttr = makeAttr(defaultFg, defaultBg)
+
+}
+
+// Clear clears the terminal.
+func (t *Vt) Clear() {
+	t.cons.Lock()
+	defer t.cons.Unlock()
+
+	t.clear()
+}
+
+// Position returns the current cursor position (x, y).
+func (t *Vt) Position() (uint16, uint16) {
+	t.cons.Lock()
+	defer t.cons.Unlock()
+
+	return t.curX, t.curY
+}
+
+// SetPosition sets the current cursor position to (x,y).
+func (t *Vt) SetPosition(x, y uint16) {
+	t.cons.Lock()
+	defer t.cons.Unlock()
+
+	if x >= t.width {
+		x = t.width - 1
+	}
+
+	if y >= t.height {
+		y = t.height - 1
+	}
+
+	t.curX, t.curY = x, y
+}
+
+// Write implements io.Writer.
+func (t *Vt) Write(data []byte) (int, error) {
+	t.cons.Lock()
+	defer t.cons.Unlock()
+
+	attr := t.curAttr
+	for _, b := range data {
+		switch b {
+		case '\r':
+			t.cr()
+		case '\n':
+			t.cr()
+			t.lf()
+		default:
+			t.cons.Write(b, attr, t.curX, t.curY)
+			t.curX++
+			if t.curX == t.width {
+				t.lf()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return len(data), nil
+}
+
+// cls clears the terminal.
+func (t *Vt) clear() {
+	t.cons.Clear(0, 0, t.width, t.height)
+}
+
+// cr resets the x coordinate of the terminal cursor to 0.
+func (t *Vt) cr() {
+	t.curX = 0
+}
+
+// lf advances the y coordinate of the terminal cursor by one line scrolling
+// the terminal contents if the end of the last terminal line is reached.
+func (t *Vt) lf() {
+	if t.curY+1 < t.height {
+		t.curY++
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.cons.Scroll(console.Up, 1)
+	t.cons.Clear(0, t.height-1, t.width, 1)
+	return
+}
+
+func makeAttr(fg, bg console.Attr) console.Attr {
+	return (bg << 4) | (fg & 0xF)
+}
diff --git a/kernel/driver/tty/vt_test.go b/kernel/driver/tty/vt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d6f4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/driver/tty/vt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package tty
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/achilleasa/gopher-os/kernel/driver/video/console"
+)
+
+func TestVtPosition(t *testing.T) {
+	specs := []struct {
+		inX, inY   uint16
+		expX, expY uint16
+	}{
+		{20, 20, 20, 20},
+		{100, 20, 79, 20},
+		{10, 200, 10, 24},
+		{10, 200, 10, 24},
+		{100, 100, 79, 24},
+	}
+
+	var cons console.Vga
+	cons.Init()
+
+	var vt Vt
+	vt.Init(&cons)
+
+	for specIndex, spec := range specs {
+		vt.SetPosition(spec.inX, spec.inY)
+		if x, y := vt.Position(); x != spec.expX || y != spec.expY {
+			t.Errorf("[spec %d] expected setting position to (%d, %d) to update the position to (%d, %d); got (%d, %d)", specIndex, spec.inX, spec.inY, spec.expX, spec.expY, x, y)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	fb := make([]uint16, 80*25)
+	cons := &console.Vga{}
+	cons.OverrideFb(fb)
+	cons.Init()
+
+	var vt Vt
+	vt.Init(cons)
+
+	vt.Clear()
+	vt.SetPosition(0, 1)
+	vt.Write([]byte("12\n3\n4\r56"))
+
+	// Trigger scroll
+	vt.SetPosition(79, 24)
+	vt.Write([]byte{'!'})
+
+	specs := []struct {
+		x, y    uint16
+		expChar byte
+	}{
+		{0, 0, '1'},
+		{1, 0, '2'},
+		{0, 1, '3'},
+		{0, 2, '5'},
+		{1, 2, '6'},
+		{79, 23, '!'},
+	}
+
+	for specIndex, spec := range specs {
+		ch := (byte)(fb[(spec.y*vt.width)+spec.x] & 0xFF)
+		if ch != spec.expChar {
+			t.Errorf("[spec %d] expected char at (%d, %d) to be %c; got %c", specIndex, spec.x, spec.y, spec.expChar, ch)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/kernel/driver/video/console/vga.go b/kernel/driver/video/console/vga.go
index f562b8b..6eab30d 100644
--- a/kernel/driver/video/console/vga.go
+++ b/kernel/driver/video/console/vga.go
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ func (cons *Vga) Init() {
 	}))
 }
 
+// OverrideFb overrides the console framebuffer slice with the supplied slice.
+// This is a temporary function used by tests that will be removed once we can work
+// with interfaces.
+func (cons *Vga) OverrideFb(fb []uint16) {
+	cons.fb = fb
+}
+
 // Clear clears the specified rectangular region
 func (cons *Vga) Clear(x, y, width, height uint16) {
 	var (
diff --git a/kernel/driver/video/console/vga_test.go b/kernel/driver/video/console/vga_test.go
index 06bda9b..918acff 100644
--- a/kernel/driver/video/console/vga_test.go
+++ b/kernel/driver/video/console/vga_test.go
@@ -202,3 +202,15 @@ func TestVgaWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected call to Write() to set fb[0] to %d; got %d", expVal, got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVgaOverrideFb(t *testing.T) {
+	var cons = Vga{}
+	cons.Init()
+
+	fb := []uint16{}
+	cons.OverrideFb(fb)
+
+	if len(cons.fb) != len(fb) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected calling OverrideFb to change the framebuffer for the console")
+	}
+}