diff --git a/src/common/screen.c b/src/common/screen.c
index 6f64625..7422f8a 100644
--- a/src/common/screen.c
+++ b/src/common/screen.c
@@ -1584,6 +1584,8 @@ void z_show_status (void)
 
     bool brief = FALSE;
 
+    return;
+
     /* One V5 game (Wishbringer Solid Gold) contains this opcode by
        accident, so just return if the version number does not fit */
 
diff --git a/src/dumb/dumb_input.c b/src/dumb/dumb_input.c
index 400cec7..cda71c2 100644
--- a/src/dumb/dumb_input.c
+++ b/src/dumb/dumb_input.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static char runtime_usage[] =
 ;
 
 static float speed = 1;
-static bool do_more_prompts = TRUE;
+
+#define getline getline_x
 
 enum input_type {
   INPUT_CHAR,
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static int xgetchar(void)
 /* Read one line, including the newline, into s.  Safely avoids buffer
  * overruns (but that's kind of pointless because there are several
  * other places where I'm not so careful).  */
-static void getline(char *s)
+static void xgetline(char *s)
 {
   int c;
   char *p = s;
@@ -165,12 +166,12 @@ bool dumb_handle_setting(const char *setting, bool show_cursor, bool startup)
     speed = atof(&setting[2]);
     printf("Speed Factor %g\n", speed);
   } else if (!strncmp(setting, "mp", 2)) {
-    toggle(&do_more_prompts, setting[2]);
-    printf("More prompts %s\n", do_more_prompts ? "ON" : "OFF");
+    /* toggle(&do_more_prompts, setting[2]); */
+    /* printf("More prompts %s\n", do_more_prompts ? "ON" : "OFF"); */
   } else {
     if (!strcmp(setting, "set")) {
       printf("Speed Factor %g\n", speed);
-      printf("More Prompts %s\n", do_more_prompts ? "ON" : "OFF");
+      /* printf("More Prompts %s\n", do_more_prompts ? "ON" : "OFF"); */
     }
     return dumb_output_handle_setting(setting, show_cursor, startup);
   }
@@ -201,10 +202,13 @@ static bool dumb_read_line(char *s, char *prompt, bool show_cursor,
   for (;;) {
     char *command;
     if (prompt)
-      fputs(prompt, stdout);
+      {
+        fputs(prompt, stdout);
+        fputc ('\n', stdout);
+      }
     else
       dumb_show_prompt(show_cursor, (timeout ? "tTD" : ")>}")[type]);
-    getline(s);
+    xgetline(s);
     if ((s[0] != '\\') || ((s[1] != '\0') && !islower(s[1]))) {
       /* Is not a command line.  */
       translate_special_chars(s);
@@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ static bool dumb_read_line(char *s, char *prompt, bool show_cursor,
 	type = INPUT_LINE;
       }
     } else if (!strcmp(command, "help")) {
-      if (!do_more_prompts)
+      if (1)
 	fputs(runtime_usage, stdout);
       else {
 	char *current_page, *next_page;
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ static bool dumb_read_line(char *s, char *prompt, bool show_cursor,
 	  if (!*current_page)
 	    break;
 	  printf("HELP: Type <return> for more, or q <return> to stop: ");
-	  getline(s);
+	  xgetline(s);
 	  if (!strcmp(s, "q\n"))
 	    break;
 	}
@@ -407,7 +411,7 @@ int os_read_file_name (char *file_name, const char *default_name, int flag)
 
 void os_more_prompt (void)
 {
-  if (do_more_prompts) {
+  if (0) {
     char buf[INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE];
     dumb_read_misc_line(buf, "***MORE***");
   } else
diff --git a/src/dumb/dumb_output.c b/src/dumb/dumb_output.c
index c6a4a3b..e07f00e 100644
--- a/src/dumb/dumb_output.c
+++ b/src/dumb/dumb_output.c
@@ -302,8 +302,14 @@ void dumb_show_prompt(bool show_cursor, char line_type)
   int i;
   show_line_prefix(show_cursor ? cursor_row : -1, line_type);
   if (show_cursor)
-    for (i = 0; i < cursor_col; i++)
-      show_cell(dumb_row(cursor_row)[i]);
+    {
+      if (cursor_col > 2)
+        {
+          for (i = 0; i < cursor_col - 2; i++)
+            show_cell(dumb_row(cursor_row)[i]);
+          fputc ('\n', stdout);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void mark_all_unchanged(void)