diff --git a/screenrc b/screenrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb3896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenrc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Originally by Deason
+# Modified by Majnematic
+
+# turn on visual bell
+vbell on
+
+# default scrollback to 5000 lines
+defscrollback 5000
+
+# turn off visual bell
+termcapinfo * vb@
+
+# see, it's a bell, get it?
+vbell_msg "Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring"
+
+# make screen even more fun
+nethack on
+
+# mess with bold
+attrcolor b ".I"
+
+# get screen to go for 256 colors
+termcapinfo xterm-256color 'Co#256'
+
+# erase background with current bg color
+defbce on
+
+# turn on utf8
+defutf8 on
+
+# set the term to 256 color, maybe
+term "screen${SCREEN_COLOR}-bce"
+
+# changes from the default binding " to `windowlist -b', so we don't create
+# a new empty window
+bind \" windowlist
+
+# includes window title name in activity/bell messages
+activity "Activity in window %n (%t)"
+bell_msg "Bell in window %n (%t)"
+
+# Argh, choosing a hardstatus line is difficult
+# This can only be explained by example, but it takes too much damn space.
+# The screen man page is actually good documentation for this, but it takes
+# a little while to read. Look for "STRING ESCAPES', and that section will
+# explain what all this line noise means.
+#
+# White background, black text, underlined bold current window
+#hardstatus alwayslastline "%{= Wk}%-w%50>%{=ub dd}%n %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%+w%<"
+# Normal text, underlined bold current window
+#hardstatus alwayslastline "%{= dd}%-w%50>%{=ub}%n %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%+w%<"
+# Blue background, white text, underlined bold current window
+hardstatus alwayslastline "%{= bw}%-w%50>%{=ub dd}%n %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%+w%<"
+
+startup_message off
+
+# Show the screen version just for a second
+msgwait 1
+version
+
+# how many seconds a message appears when we don't press any keys
+msgwait 2
+
+altscreen on
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index c1f5e0d..d7af1b8 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -89,8 +89,21 @@ function fix_term
 	esac
 }
 
+# sorta hacky, but I cannot find a better way to do this :/
+function fix_terminfo_db
+{
+	if [[ `which infocmp` = "$1/bin/infocmp" ]] ; then
+		export TERMINFO="$1/share/terminfo"
+		export TERM=$TERM
+	fi
+}
+
 export TERM=$(fix_term $TERM)
 
+if [[ $TERM == *256* ]] ; then
+	export SCREEN_COLOR="-256color"
+fi
+
 ( which lesspipe &> /dev/null ) && eval $(lesspipe)
 export LESS=' -R'
 
@@ -117,11 +130,7 @@ case `uname -s` in
 	Interix)
 		alias ls="ls --color"
 
-		# sorta hacky, but I cannot find a better way to do this :/
-		if [[ `which infocmp` = /usr/local/bin/infocmp ]] ; then
-			export TERMINFO=/usr/local/share/terminfo
-			export TERM=$TERM
-		fi
+		fix_terminfo_db "/usr/local"
 	;;
 	SunOS)
 		if (which gls &> /dev/null) ; then
@@ -140,11 +149,7 @@ case `uname -s` in
 			alias locate='glocate'
 		fi
 
-		# sorta hacky, but I cannot find a better way to do this :/
-		if [[ `which infocmp` = /opt/csw/bin/infocmp ]] ; then
-			export TERMINFO=/opt/csw/share/terminfo
-			export TERM=$TERM
-		fi
+		fix_terminfo_db "/opt/csw"
 	;;
 esac
 
@@ -197,6 +202,13 @@ case $TERM in
 		bindkey '\e[c' emacs-forward-word
 		bindkey '\e[d' emacs-backward-word
 	;;
+	screen*)
+		bindkey '\e[1~' beginning-of-line
+		bindkey '\e[4~' end-of-line
+		bindkey '\e[1;5C' emacs-forward-word
+		bindkey '\e[1;5D' emacs-backward-word
+		bindkey '\e[3~' delete-char
+	;;
 	linux)
 		bindkey '\e[1~' beginning-of-line
 		bindkey '\e[4~' end-of-line