diff --git a/examples/eyedropper.py b/examples/eyedropper.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9957464..92c4380
--- a/examples/eyedropper.py
+++ b/examples/eyedropper.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         rawrgb = list(im.getdata())
         rgb = str(rawrgb)[2:-2]
         r, g, b = rgb.split(', ')
-        blinkt.set_all(r, g, b)
+        blinkt.set_all(int(r), int(g), int(b))
         blinkt.set_brightness(1)
         blinkt.show()
         time.sleep(0.01)
diff --git a/examples/fake_blinkt.py b/examples/fake_blinkt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b84d79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fake_blinkt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""fake_blink terminal simulation of blinkt, to use rename to blinkt.py and place in same directory as blinkt program"""
+import sys
+import atexit
+
+_clear_on_exit = True
+_true_color = True
+NUM_PIXELS = 8
+pixels = [(0, 0, 0, 1)] * NUM_PIXELS
+
+
+def _exit():
+    if _clear_on_exit:
+        clear()
+        show()
+    else:
+        print("")
+
+
+def set_brightness(brightness):
+    pass
+
+
+def clear():
+    pixels[:] = [(0, 0, 0, 1)] * NUM_PIXELS
+
+
+def show():
+    sys.stdout.write(" ")
+    for (r, g, b, _) in pixels:
+        if _true_color:
+            sys.stdout.write("\033[48;2;%d;%d;%dm   " % (r, g, b))
+        else:
+            if r == g == b:
+                col = 232 + (r * 24) // 256
+            else:
+                col = 16 + ((b * 6) // 256) + ((g * 6) // 256) * 6 + ((r * 6) // 256) * 36
+            sys.stdout.write("\033[48;5;%dm   " % col)
+    sys.stdout.write("\033[0m\r")
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+
+def set_all(r, g, b, brightness=None):
+    global _brightness
+    if brightness is not None:
+        _brightness = brightness
+    pixels[:] = [(r, g, b, 1)] * NUM_PIXELS
+
+
+def set_pixel(x, r, g, b, brightness=None):
+    global _brightness
+    if brightness is not None:
+        _brightness = brightness
+    pixels[x] = (r, g, b, 1)
+
+
+def get_pixel(x):
+    return pixels[x]
+
+
+def set_clear_on_exit(value=True):
+    """Set whether Blinkt! should be cleared upon exit
+
+    By default Blinkt! will turn off the pixels on exit, but calling::
+
+        blinkt.set_clear_on_exit(False)
+
+    Will ensure that it does not.
+
+    :param value: True or False (default True)
+    """
+    global _clear_on_exit
+    _clear_on_exit = value
+
+
+# Module Initialisation
+atexit.register(_exit)
diff --git a/examples/rampup.py b/examples/rampup.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b034647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rampup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+from time import sleep
+import blinkt
+
+for i in range(256):
+    blinkt.set_all(i, i, i, 1.0)
+    sys.stdout.write("%3d" % i)
+    blinkt.show()
+    sleep(0.1)