diff --git a/dlls/winedos/dosexe.h b/dlls/winedos/dosexe.h
index 4a82f7c409b..45c77ef3359 100644
--- a/dlls/winedos/dosexe.h
+++ b/dlls/winedos/dosexe.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern BYTE WINAPI DOSVM_Int09ReadScan(BYTE*ascii);
 
 /* int10.c */
 extern void WINAPI DOSVM_Int10Handler(CONTEXT86*);
+extern void WINAPI DOSVM_PutChar(BYTE ascii);
 
 /* int16.c */
 extern void WINAPI DOSVM_Int16Handler(CONTEXT86*);
diff --git a/dlls/winedos/int10.c b/dlls/winedos/int10.c
index a6cf7db0e9c..916f662d845 100644
--- a/dlls/winedos/int10.c
+++ b/dlls/winedos/int10.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "vga.h"
 #include "wine/debug.h"
 #include "console.h"
+#include "dosexe.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(int);
 
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ void WINAPI DOSVM_Int10Handler( CONTEXT86 *context )
               
     case 0x0e: /* TELETYPE OUTPUT */
         TRACE("Teletype Output\n");
-        CONSOLE_Write(AL_reg(context), 0, 0, 0);
+        DOSVM_PutChar(AL_reg(context));
         break;
 
     case 0x0f: /* GET CURRENT VIDEO MODE */
@@ -826,3 +827,22 @@ static void scroll_window(int direction, char lines, char row1,
    }
 }
    
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ *         DOSVM_PutChar
+ *
+ */
+
+void WINAPI DOSVM_PutChar(BYTE ascii)
+{
+  BIOSDATA *data = DOSMEM_BiosData();
+  unsigned  xpos, ypos;
+
+  TRACE("char: 0x%02x\n", ascii);
+
+  // FIXME: Update VGA text buffers here...
+  WriteFile(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &ascii, 1, NULL, NULL);
+
+  VGA_GetCursorPos(&xpos, &ypos);
+  BIOS_SetCursorPos(data, 0, xpos, ypos);
+}
diff --git a/dlls/winedos/int21.c b/dlls/winedos/int21.c
index fa9155b82d8..40192d64c2d 100644
--- a/dlls/winedos/int21.c
+++ b/dlls/winedos/int21.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void WINAPI DOSVM_Int21Handler( CONTEXT86 *context )
 
     case 0x02: /* WRITE CHARACTER TO STANDARD OUTPUT */
         TRACE("Write Character to Standard Output\n");
-    	CONSOLE_Write(DL_reg(context), 0, 0, 0);
+        DOSVM_PutChar(DL_reg(context));
         break;
 
     case 0x06: /* DIRECT CONSOLE IN/OUTPUT */
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void WINAPI DOSVM_Int21Handler( CONTEXT86 *context )
             }
         } else {
             TRACE("Direct Console Output\n");
-            CONSOLE_Write(DL_reg(context), 0, 0, 0);
+            DOSVM_PutChar(DL_reg(context));
         }
         break;
 
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@ void WINAPI DOSVM_Int21Handler( CONTEXT86 *context )
         }
         break;
 
+    case 0x40: /* WRITE TO FILE OR DEVICE */
+        /* Writes to stdout are handled here. */
+        if (BX_reg(context) == 1) {
+          BYTE *ptr = CTX_SEG_OFF_TO_LIN(context,
+                                         context->SegDs,
+                                         context->Edx);
+          int i;
+
+          for(i=0; i<CX_reg(context); i++)
+            DOSVM_PutChar(ptr[i]);
+        } else
+          DOS3Call( context );
+        break;
+
     case 0x44: /* IOCTL */
         DOSVM_Int21Handler_Ioctl( context );
         break;
diff --git a/dlls/winedos/int29.c b/dlls/winedos/int29.c
index 522e4cf3b64..97dfedac3f0 100644
--- a/dlls/winedos/int29.c
+++ b/dlls/winedos/int29.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "console.h"
 #include "miscemu.h"
+#include "dosexe.h"
 
 /**********************************************************************
  *	    DOSVM_Int29Handler
@@ -33,6 +34,5 @@
 void WINAPI DOSVM_Int29Handler( CONTEXT86 *context )
 {
    /* Yes, it seems that this is really all this interrupt does. */
-   CONSOLE_Write(AL_reg(context), 0, 0, 0);
+   DOSVM_PutChar(AL_reg(context));
 }
-