diff --git a/img/free_block.png b/img/free_block.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 26d7262..0000000
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diff --git a/img/used_block.png b/img/used_block.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ab8bd0..0000000
Binary files a/img/used_block.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6ced17d..13e73b5 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
               </td>
               <td :class="{ overflow: romOverflow }">
                 <span v-if="romOverflow">Limit is 7 blocks</span>
-                <span v-if="!romOverflow"><blocks :used="processor.romUsedKB() / 128" /></span>
               </td>
               <td></td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/script/app.js b/script/app.js
index aeb7cde..f959792 100644
--- a/script/app.js
+++ b/script/app.js
@@ -22,25 +22,6 @@ Vue.component('bitmap-preview', {
   template: '<canvas style="vertical-align: middle" width="256" height="16" ref="canvas"></canvas>'
 });
 
-Vue.component('blocks', {
-  props: ['used'],
-  computed: {
-    blocksUsedKeys: function () {
-      return [...Array(this.used).keys()].map((v) => `u${v}`);
-    },
-    blocksFreeKeys: function () {
-      return [...Array(7 - this.used).keys()].map((v) => `f${v}`);
-    }
-  },
-  template: `
-    <span class="blocks">
-      <img src="img/free_block.png" v-for="i in blocksFreeKeys" :key="i" />
-      <img src="img/used_block.png" v-for="i in blocksUsedKeys" :key="i" />
-      <img src="img/used_block.png" />
-    </span>
-  `
-})
-
 Vue.component('ticker-settings', {
   props: ['processor', 'fontsLoaded', 'fontIndex'],
   data: function() {
diff --git a/script/gbnp.js b/script/gbnp.js
index ac382a2..11a72ed 100644
--- a/script/gbnp.js
+++ b/script/gbnp.js
@@ -516,8 +516,9 @@ class TickerText {
     ctx.font = font;
     ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
     ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-    ctx.fillStyle = '#888';
-    ctx.fillText(text,3,14);
+
+    // ctx.fillStyle = '#888'; // drop shadow
+    // ctx.fillText(text,3,14);
     ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
     ctx.fillText(text,1,12);
 
@@ -527,11 +528,12 @@ class TickerText {
       let byte = 0;
       for (let j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
         let red = imageData[i+j*4];
-        if (red < 100) {
+        if (red < 210) {
           byte = byte | 0b11 << (6 - j*2);
-        } else if (red < 210) {
-          byte = byte | 0b01 << (6 - j*2);
-        }
+        } 
+        // else if (red < 210) {
+        //   byte = byte | 0b01 << (6 - j*2);
+        // }
       }
       buffer.push(byte)
     }