diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1905f44..1f12b2f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.metta.systems/")]
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unused_assignments)]
+#![allow(unused_must_use)]
 
 #[cfg(not(any(target_arch = "aarch64", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
 use architecture_not_supported_sorry;
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ pub mod arch;
 pub use arch::*;
 pub mod platform;
 
-use platform::{display::Size2d, uart::MiniUart};
+use platform::{
+    display::{Color, Size2d},
+    uart::MiniUart,
+    vc::VC,
+};
 
 // User-facing kernel parts - syscalls and capability invocations.
 // pub mod vesper; -- no mod exported, because available through syscall interface
@@ -48,6 +53,16 @@ pub fn kmain() -> ! {
     uart.init();
     uart.puts("Hey there, mini uart talking!");
 
+    if let Some(mut display) = VC::init_fb(Size2d { x: 800, y: 600 }) {
+        display.rect(100, 100, 200, 200, Color::rgb(255, 255, 255).0);
+        display.draw_text(50, 50, "Hello there!", Color::rgb(128, 192, 255).0);
+        // display.draw_text(50, 150, core::fmt("Display width {}", display.width), Color::rgb(255,0,0).0);
+
+        display.draw_text(150, 50, "RED", Color::rgb(255, 0, 0).0);
+        display.draw_text(160, 60, "GREEN", Color::rgb(0, 255, 0).0);
+        display.draw_text(170, 70, "BLUE", Color::rgb(0, 0, 255).0);
+    }
+
     uart.puts("Bye, going to sleep now");
     endless_sleep()
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/mod.rs b/src/platform/mod.rs
index 15ce432..3b2df5c 100644
--- a/src/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pub mod gpio;
 pub mod mailbox;
 pub mod rpi3;
 pub mod uart;
+pub mod vc;
diff --git a/src/platform/vc.rs b/src/platform/vc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02bcfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/vc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+use platform::display::{Display, PixelOrder, Size2d, CHARSIZE_X, CHARSIZE_Y};
+use platform::mailbox::{self, channel, tag, GpuFb, Mailbox, response::VAL_LEN_FLAG};
+use platform::rpi3::bus2phys;
+
+pub struct VC;
+
+impl VC {
+    // Use mailbox framebuffer interface to initialize
+    pub fn init_fb(size: Size2d) -> Option<Display> {
+        let mut fb_info: GpuFb = GpuFb::new(size, 24);
+
+        fb_info.call().map_err(|_| ());
+
+//        let mut pixel_order = Mailbox::new();
+//
+//        pixel_order.buffer[0] = 24;
+//        pixel_order.buffer[1] = mailbox::REQUEST;
+//        pixel_order.buffer[2] = tag::SetPixelOrder;
+//        pixel_order.buffer[3] = 4;
+//        pixel_order.buffer[4] = 4;
+//        pixel_order.buffer[5] = 0; // 0 - BGR, 1 - RGB
+//
+//        pixel_order.call(channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc).map_err(|_| ());
+
+        /* Need to set up max_x/max_y before using Display::write */
+        let max_x = fb_info.vwidth / CHARSIZE_X;
+        let max_y = fb_info.vheight / CHARSIZE_Y;
+
+        Some(Display::new(
+            bus2phys(fb_info.pointer),
+            fb_info.size,
+            fb_info.pitch,
+            max_x,
+            max_y,
+            fb_info.vwidth,
+            fb_info.vheight,
+            PixelOrder::BGR,
+        ))
+    }
+    /*
+    fn get_display_size() -> Option<Size2d> {
+        let mut mbox = Mbox::new();
+    
+        mbox.0[0] = 8 * 4; // Total size
+        mbox.0[1] = MAILBOX_REQ_CODE; // Request
+        mbox.0[2] = Tag::GetPhysicalWH as u32; // Display size  // tag
+        mbox.0[3] = 8; // Buffer size   // val buf size
+        mbox.0[4] = 0; // Request size  // val size
+        mbox.0[5] = 0; // Space for horizontal resolution
+        mbox.0[6] = 0; // Space for vertical resolution
+        mbox.0[7] = Tag::End as u32; // End tag
+    
+        Mailbox::call(Channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc as u8, &mbox.0 as *const u32 as *const u8)?;
+    
+        if mbox.0[1] != MAILBOX_RESP_CODE_SUCCESS {
+            return None;
+        }
+        if mbox.0[5] == 0 && mbox.0[6] == 0 {
+            // Qemu emulation returns 0x0
+            return Some(Size2d { x: 640, y: 480 });
+        }
+        Some(Size2d {
+            x: mbox.0[5],
+            y: mbox.0[6],
+        })
+    }
+    
+    fn set_display_size(size: Size2d) -> Option<Display> {
+        // @todo Make Display use VC functions internally instead
+        let mut mbox = Mbox::new();
+        let mut count: usize = 0;
+    
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = MAILBOX_REQ_CODE; // Request
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = Tag::SetPhysicalWH as u32;
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 8; // Buffer size   // val buf size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 8; // Request size  // val size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = size.x; // Space for horizontal resolution
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = size.y; // Space for vertical resolution
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = Tag::SetVirtualWH as u32;
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 8; // Buffer size   // val buf size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 8; // Request size  // val size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = size.x; // Space for horizontal resolution
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = size.y; // Space for vertical resolution
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = Tag::SetDepth as u32;
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 4; // Buffer size   // val buf size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 4; // Request size  // val size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 16; // 16 bpp
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = Tag::AllocateBuffer as u32;
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 8; // Buffer size   // val buf size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 4; // Request size  // val size
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 4096; // Alignment = 4096
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = 0; // Space for response
+        count += 1;
+        mbox.0[count] = Tag::End as u32;
+        mbox.0[0] = (count * 4) as u32; // Total size
+    
+        let max_count = count;
+    
+        Mailbox::call(Channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc as u8, &mbox.0 as *const u32 as *const u8)?;
+    
+        if mbox.0[1] != MAILBOX_RESP_CODE_SUCCESS {
+            return None;
+        }
+    
+        count = 2; /* First tag */
+    while mbox.0[count] != 0 {
+    if mbox.0[count] == Tag::AllocateBuffer as u32 {
+    break;
+    }
+
+    /* Skip to next tag
+     * Advance count by 1 (tag) + 2 (buffer size/value size)
+     *                          + specified buffer size
+     */
+    count += 3 + (mbox.0[count + 1] / 4) as usize;
+
+    if count > max_count {
+    return None;
+    }
+    }
+
+    /* Must be 8 bytes, plus MSB set to indicate a response */
+    if mbox.0[count + 2] != 0x8000_0008 {
+    return None;
+    }
+
+    /* Framebuffer address/size in response */
+    let physical_screenbase = mbox.0[count + 3];
+    let screensize = mbox.0[count + 4];
+
+    if physical_screenbase == 0 || screensize == 0 {
+    return None;
+    }
+
+    /* physical_screenbase is the address of the screen in RAM
+     * screenbase needs to be the screen address in virtual memory
+     */
+    // screenbase=mem_p2v(physical_screenbase);
+    let screenbase = physical_screenbase;
+
+    /* Get the framebuffer pitch (bytes per line) */
+    mbox.0[0] = 7 * 4; // Total size
+    mbox.0[1] = 0; // Request
+    mbox.0[2] = Tag::GetPitch as u32; // Display size
+    mbox.0[3] = 4; // Buffer size
+    mbox.0[4] = 0; // Request size
+    mbox.0[5] = 0; // Space for pitch
+    mbox.0[6] = Tag::End as u32;
+
+    Mailbox::call(Channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc as u8, &mbox.0 as *const u32 as *const u8)?;
+
+    if mbox.0[1] != MAILBOX_RESP_CODE_SUCCESS {
+    return None;
+    }
+
+    /* Must be 4 bytes, plus MSB set to indicate a response */
+    if mbox.0[4] != 0x8000_0004 {
+    return None;
+    }
+
+    let pitch = mbox.0[5];
+    if pitch == 0 {
+    return None;
+    }
+
+    /* Need to set up max_x/max_y before using Display::write */
+    let max_x = size.x / CHARSIZE_X;
+    let max_y = size.y / CHARSIZE_Y;
+
+    Some(Display {
+    base: screenbase,
+    size: screensize,
+    pitch: pitch,
+    max_x: max_x,
+    max_y: max_y,
+    })
+    }*/
+}