diff --git a/demo/xs-lisp/Makefile.sub b/demo/xs-lisp/Makefile.sub
index 2c3aa77..9457a4f 100644
--- a/demo/xs-lisp/Makefile.sub
+++ b/demo/xs-lisp/Makefile.sub
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEMO_XS_STACKSIZE?=$(XS_STACKSIZE)
 #OPTIONS=-DLISTLIB
 #OPTIONS=
 
-DEMO_XS_SOURCES1=fact.lsp lib.lsp range.lsp remote.lsp rover.lsp rover-watcher.lsp trace.lsp
+DEMO_XS_SOURCES1=fact.lsp hello-lisp.lsp lib.lsp range.lsp remote.lsp rover.lsp rover-watcher.lsp trace.lsp
 # sample.lsp is too large to build under a typical kernel configuration
 DEMO_XS_SOURCES=$(DEMO_XS_SOURCES1:%=demo/xs-lisp/%)
 DEMO_XS_PROGRAMS=$(patsubst %.lsp, %.lx, $(DEMO_XS_SOURCES))
diff --git a/demo/xs-lisp/hello-lisp.lsp b/demo/xs-lisp/hello-lisp.lsp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dac5dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/xs-lisp/hello-lisp.lsp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+;;  The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+;;  Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+;;  compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+;;  http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+;;
+;;  Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+;;  basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+;;  License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+;;  under the License.
+;;
+;;  Contributor(s): Matthew Sheets
+
+;; hello world
+
+(putc :char_H 4)
+(putc :char_E 3)
+(putc :char_Parallel 2)
+(putc :char_O 1)
+(sleep 1)
+
+(putc :char_L 4)
+(putc :char_E 3)
+(putc :char_G 2)
+(putc :char_O 1)
+(sleep 1)
+
+(cls)
+(sleep 1)
diff --git a/xs/lisp/eval.c b/xs/lisp/eval.c
index 1bac72d..1c42561 100644
--- a/xs/lisp/eval.c
+++ b/xs/lisp/eval.c
@@ -1373,14 +1373,13 @@ object eval(object e) {
 		}
 		case Lputc:
 			if (check_int_args(base)) goto LERROR;
-			// the second arg is between 0 (right-most) and 4 (left-most)
+			// the second arg is between 0 (right-most) and 4 (left-most), or 5 for the '-' spot
 #if ((defined(RCX) && defined(CONF_ASCII)) || (!defined(RCX)))
+			// TODO: If not on the RCX and CONF_ASCII is not defined,
+			//   this value (which is the character mask), will not display the intended character
 			cputc(INTval(e = base[0]), INTval(base[1]));
 #elif (defined(RCX) && defined(CONF_CONIO))
-            // ASCII is not enabled on the RCX, so we cannot display the ASCII character
-            // Display a generic '-' in the requested position instead
-            e = base[0];
-            cputc_native(CHAR_DASH, INTval(base[1]));
+			cputc_native(INTval(e = base[0]), INTval(base[1]));
 #endif
 #ifndef RCX
 			show_lcd();