diff --git a/src/other/brt.s b/src/other/brt.s
index 1295ede..03ae284 100644
--- a/src/other/brt.s
+++ b/src/other/brt.s
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ flush: 0
 
 initio: 0
    lac 017777 i
-   sad d4
+"   sad d4
    jmp 2f
    sad d8
    jmp 1f
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ initio: 0
    dzm oflg
    jmp initio i
 
-.argv: 0
+.argv: .+1
+.=.+10
 .fin: 0
 .fout: 1
 eibufp: 0
diff --git a/src/other/brtb.b b/src/other/brtb.b
index d3a616c..8439a52 100644
--- a/src/other/brtb.b
+++ b/src/other/brtb.b
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* brtb.b - B run-time library */
 
 char(s, n) {
-  if (n & 1) return ((s[n/2]/512) & 0777);
-  return(s[n/2] & 0777);
+  if (n & 1) return(s[n/2] & 0777);
+  return ((s[n/2]/512) & 0777);
 }
 
 lchar(s, n, c) {
-  if (n & 1) s[n/2] = (s[n/2] & 0777) | (c*512);
-  else s[n/2] = (s[n/2] & 0777000) | c;
+  if (n & 1) s[n/2] = (s[n/2] & 0777000) | c;
+  else s[n/2] = (s[n/2] & 0777) | (c*512);
 }
 
 putstr(s) {
@@ -20,20 +20,6 @@ putstr(s) {
   }
 }
 
-/*
-getstr(s) {
-	auto c, i;
-
-  i = 0;
-	while ((c = getch()) != '*n' & c != '*e') {
-		lchar(s,i,c);
-    i = i+1;
-  }
-	lchar(s,i,'*e');
-	return(s);
-}
-*/
-
 putnum(n) {
   if (n > 9) {
     putnum(n / 10);
@@ -42,6 +28,14 @@ putnum(n) {
   putchr(n + '0');
 }
 
+octal(n) {
+  if (n > 7) {
+    octal(n / 8);
+    n = n & 7;
+  }
+  putchr(n + '0');
+}
+
 printf(fmt,x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,x6,x7,x8,x9) {
   auto adx, c, i;
   
@@ -62,7 +56,9 @@ loop:
       *adx = -*adx;
     }  
     putnum(*adx);
-  } else if (c=='c')
+  } else if (c=='o') 
+    octal(*adx);
+  else if (c=='c')
     putchr(*adx);
   else if (c=='s')
     putstr(*adx);
diff --git a/src/other/test.b b/src/other/test.b
index d98a735..c0259a8 100644
--- a/src/other/test.b
+++ b/src/other/test.b
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
 
 main {
   extrn fname, fin;
-  auto ch;
+  auto ch,p;
+
+  p = 017777;
+  printf("mem[0%o] = 0%o*n",p,*p);
+  printf("mem[0%o] = %d*n",*p,**p);
+  
   
 /*  fin = open(fname, 0); */
   fin = open("abc     ", 0);