diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b82eae..b1d6a20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,22 +2,33 @@
 
 ssheven
 -------
-A modern SSH client for Mac OS 7/8/9 on m68k and PPC machines.
+A modern SSH client for Mac OS 7/8/9.
 
-Project status: as of 0.1.0 (see github releases), an actual SSH client, with a zero-features "vanilla" fixed-size terminal
-
-* encryption libraries: ham-handedly ported and fairly functional
-* console emulation: very basic, no escape codes or anything yet (to be implemented with libvterm soon)
-* UI/UX: it quits when you click the close button! (i.e. basically nothing yet)
+Project status: as of 0.2.0 (see github releases), an actual SSH client that only crashes or locks up sometimes, with a zero-features "vanilla" fixed-size terminal
 
 system requirements
 -------------------
-* CPU: at least a 68020, which may still be too slow.  Any PPC processor should be fast enough!
+* CPU: 33 MHz 68040 (or 68LC040) might be fast enough to connect without timeouts (even with mbedtls's hand written assembly in the slow part!).  Any PPC processor should be fine.
 * RAM: requires approx 2MB (adjust up via the info box if it crashes)
 * Disk space: currently about 1MB for the fat binary, or about 600KB for one platform
 * System 7.5 recommended, earlier System 7 versions possible with the Thread Manager extension installed
 * Open Transport networking required, version 1.1.1 recommended minimum
 
+to do
+-----
+* terminal resizing
+* proper region invalidation/redraw
+* good console emulation (to be implemented with libvterm)
+* menus
+* saving/loading connection settings
+* nicer connection dialog
+* preferences
+* better error checking
+* key authentication
+* check server keys/known keys
+* copy/paste
+* figure out how to improve 68k performance (possibly impossible)
+
 build
 -----
 More details to come as functionality is added.
diff --git a/ssheven-constants.r b/ssheven-constants.r
index b3b9c41..09313c5 100644
--- a/ssheven-constants.r
+++ b/ssheven-constants.r
@@ -26,17 +26,25 @@
  * "vanilla" supports basically nothing, which is good for us here */
 #define SSHEVEN_TERMINAL_TYPE "vanilla"
 
-/* alert for failure to find OT */
-#define ALRT_OT 128
-#define DITL_OT 129
-
 /* dialog for getting connection info */
 #define DLOG_CONNECT 128
 #define DITL_CONNECT 128
 
+/* alert for failure to find OT */
+#define ALRT_OT 129
+#define DITL_OT 129
+
 /* alert for failure to find thread manager */
-#define ALRT_TM 128
-#define DITL_TM 129
+#define ALRT_TM 130
+#define DITL_TM 130
+
+/* alert for slow CPU detected */
+#define ALRT_CPU_SLOW 131
+#define DITL_CPU_SLOW 131
+
+/* alert for pre-68020 detected */
+#define ALRT_CPU_BAD 132
+#define DITL_CPU_BAD 132
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ssheven.c b/ssheven.c
index ddc1bc7..5b91576 100644
--- a/ssheven.c
+++ b/ssheven.c
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ void* read_thread(void* arg)
 int safety_checks(void)
 {
 	OSStatus err;
-	long int thread_manager_gestalt = 0;
 
 	// check for thread manager
+	long int thread_manager_gestalt = 0;
 	err = Gestalt(gestaltThreadMgrAttr, &thread_manager_gestalt);
 
 	// bit one is prescence of thread manager
@@ -530,6 +530,43 @@ int safety_checks(void)
 	print_int(ot_version->minorAndBugRev & 0x0F);
 	print_string_i("\n");
 
+	// check for CPU type and display warning if it's going to be too slow
+	long int cpu_type = 0;
+	int cpu_slow = 0;
+	int cpu_bad = 0;
+	err = Gestalt(gestaltNativeCPUtype, &cpu_type);
+	if (err != noErr || cpu_type == 0)
+	{
+		// earlier than 7.5, need to use other gestalt
+		err = Gestalt(gestaltProcessorType, &cpu_type);
+		if (err != noErr || cpu_type == 0)
+		{
+			CautionAlert(ALRT_CPU_SLOW, nil);
+			print_string_i("Failed to detect CPU type, continuing anyway.\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (cpu_type <= gestalt68010) cpu_bad = 1;
+			if (cpu_type <= gestalt68030) cpu_slow = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (cpu_type <= gestaltCPU68010) cpu_bad = 1;
+		if (cpu_type <= gestaltCPU68030) cpu_slow = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_bad)
+	{
+		StopAlert(ALRT_CPU_BAD, nil);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_slow)
+	{
+		CautionAlert(ALRT_CPU_SLOW, nil);
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/ssheven.r b/ssheven.r
index f7b773d..042f1c1 100644
--- a/ssheven.r
+++ b/ssheven.r
@@ -92,6 +92,54 @@ resource 'ALRT' (ALRT_TM, purgeable) {
 	alertPositionMainScreen
 };
 
+resource 'DITL' (DITL_CPU_SLOW) {
+	{
+		{ 50, 260, 70, 340 },
+		Button { enabled, "OK" };
+
+		{ 10, 70, 30, 340 },
+		StaticText { enabled, "Your CPU is probably too slow!" };
+	}
+};
+
+resource 'ALRT' (ALRT_CPU_SLOW, purgeable) {
+	{ 50, 100, 50+80, 100+350 },
+	DITL_CPU_SLOW,
+
+	/* OK means draw default border on first button */
+	{
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent
+	},
+	alertPositionMainScreen
+};
+
+resource 'DITL' (DITL_CPU_BAD) {
+	{
+		{ 50, 260, 70, 340 },
+		Button { enabled, "OK" };
+
+		{ 10, 70, 30, 340 },
+		StaticText { enabled, "SSHeven requires a 68020 or later!" };
+	}
+};
+
+resource 'ALRT' (ALRT_CPU_BAD, purgeable) {
+	{ 50, 100, 50+80, 100+350 },
+	DITL_CPU_BAD,
+
+	/* OK means draw default border on first button */
+	{
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent,
+		OK, visible, silent
+	},
+	alertPositionMainScreen
+};
+
 #include "Processes.r"
 
 resource 'SIZE' (-1) {