diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad4d26c3f..9112484b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 /testwrk/
 /wrk/
 /cc65.zip
+/util/atari/*.exe
+/util/gamate/*.exe
+
diff --git a/doc/intro.sgml b/doc/intro.sgml
index 5d1889d76..4713de136 100644
--- a/doc/intro.sgml
+++ b/doc/intro.sgml
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ prompt.
 
 Before you can run the cartridge image produced by the linker, the binary has to
 be patched using the <bf/gamate-fixcart/ tool that is included in the cc65
-package in the util/gamata directory.
+package in the util/gamate/ directory.
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 gamate-fixcart <image.bin>
diff --git a/include/gamate.h b/include/gamate.h
index 8b9790e39..bc6de3f98 100644
--- a/include/gamate.h
+++ b/include/gamate.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@
 
 /* constants for the conio implementation */
 #define COLOR_BLACK     0x03
+#define COLOR_GRAY2     0x02
+#define COLOR_GRAY1     0x01
 #define COLOR_WHITE     0x00
 
 #define CH_HLINE        1
diff --git a/libsrc/gamate/cputc.s b/libsrc/gamate/cputc.s
index 84742cb9d..d80e8b41a 100644
--- a/libsrc/gamate/cputc.s
+++ b/libsrc/gamate/cputc.s
@@ -89,28 +89,34 @@ putchar:
         adc     #>(fontdata-$f8)
         sta     ptr3+1
 
-        lda     CHARCOLOR
-        and     #1
-        beq     @skip_plane1
-
         lda     #LCD_XPOS_PLANE1
         clc
         adc     CURS_X
         sta     LCD_X
 
-        ldy     #$f8
+        ldy     #$F8
+
+        lda     CHARCOLOR
+        lsr     
+        bcc     @delete1
+
 @copylp1:
         lda     (ptr3),y
         eor     RVS
         sta     LCD_DATA
         iny
         bne     @copylp1
+        
+        beq @skip_delete1
 
-@skip_plane1:
+@delete1:
+        lda   #$00
+@del1:
+        sta   LCD_DATA
+        iny
+        bne @del1
 
-        lda     CHARCOLOR
-        and     #2
-        beq     @skip_plane2
+@skip_delete1:
 
         lda     #LCD_XPOS_PLANE2
         clc
@@ -120,16 +126,30 @@ putchar:
         ldx     CURS_Y
         lda     _plotlo,x
         sta     LCD_Y
+        
+        ldy     #$F8        
+        
+        lda     CHARCOLOR
+        and     #2
+        beq     @delete2
 
-        ldy     #$f8
 @copylp2:
         lda     (ptr3),y
         eor     RVS
         sta     LCD_DATA
         iny
         bne     @copylp2
+        
+        beq    @skip_delete2
+        
+@delete2:
+        lda   #$00
+@del2:
+        sta   LCD_DATA
+        iny
+        bne @del2
 
-@skip_plane2:
+@skip_delete2:
         pla
         tax
         ldy     CURS_X