diff --git a/mandel.s b/mandel.s
index 25eaffd..6c9c42e 100644
--- a/mandel.s
+++ b/mandel.s
@@ -46,6 +46,38 @@ SDLSTH = $231
 
 .data
 
+strings:
+str_self:
+    .byte "MANDEL-6502"
+str_self_end:
+str_speed:
+    .byte "ms/px"
+str_speed_end:
+str_run:
+    .byte "RUN "
+str_run_end:
+str_done:
+    .byte "DONE"
+str_done_end:
+
+str_self_len = str_self_end - str_self
+str_speed_len = str_speed_end - str_speed
+str_run_len = str_run_end - str_run
+str_done_len = str_done_end - str_done
+
+char_map:
+    ; Map ATASCII string values to framebuffer font entries
+    ; Sighhhhh
+    .repeat 32, i
+        .byte i + 64
+    .endrepeat
+    .repeat 64, i
+        .byte i
+    .endrepeat
+    .repeat 32, i
+        .byte 96 + i
+    .endrepeat
+
 aspect:
     ; aspect ratio!
     ; pixels at 320w are 5:6 (narrow)
@@ -467,6 +499,22 @@ enough:
     rts
 .endproc
 
+.macro draw_text col, len, cstr
+    ; clobbers A, X
+    .local loop
+    .local done
+    ldx #0
+loop:
+    cpx #len
+    beq done
+    ldy cstr,x
+    lda char_map,y
+    sta textbuffer + col,x
+    inx
+    jmp loop
+done:
+.endmacro
+
 .proc start
 
     ; ox = 0; oy = 0; zoom = 0
@@ -507,6 +555,9 @@ zero_byte_loop:
     cmp #.hibyte(framebuffer_end)
     bne zero_page_loop
 
+    draw_text 0, str_self_len, str_self
+    draw_text 40 - str_run_len, str_run_len, str_run
+
     ; Re-enable display DMA
     lda #$22
     sta DMACTL
@@ -562,6 +613,8 @@ loop_sx_done:
 
 loop_sy_done:
 
+    draw_text 40 - str_done_len, str_done_len, str_done
+
 loop:
     ; finished
     jmp loop