diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index dbbf36e..221b9e8 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <bits/types/struct_timeval.h>
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -25,4 +26,65 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	use_default_colors();
 
 	line_position = count_lines(log_path) - LOG_LENGTH + 1;
+
+	switch (mode) {
+	case CLIENT_MODE:
+		log_append(log_path, "CLIENT MODE");
+		client_start();
+		break;
+	case SERVER_MODE:
+		log_append(log_path, "SERVER MODE");
+		server_start(listen_port);
+		break;
+	default:
+		goto panic_no_mode;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	while (!quit) {
+		file_disp(log_path, line_position, LOG_LENGTH);
+
+		if (count_lines(log_path) > LOG_LENGTH)
+			line_position++;
+
+		/* prompt for input */
+		move(12, 0);
+		printw("> ");
+
+		/* await input */
+		getstr(usr_in);
+		log_append(log_path, usr_in);
+		send(socket_descriptor_client, (char *)usr_in, strlen(usr_in), 0);
+	}
+
+	/* Final exit point if everything goes OK */
+
+	endwin();
+	
+	switch (mode) {
+	case CLIENT_MODE:
+		client_stop();
+		break;
+	case SERVER_MODE:
+		server_stop();
+		break;
+	default:
+		goto panic_no_mode;
+		break;
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
+
+panic_no_mode:
+	fprintf(stderr, "-----FATAL ERROR, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN-----\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "You may ask yourself... how do I work this?\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "And you may find yourself... past the point of return 0;!\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "And you may ask yourself... well, how did I get here?\n");
+
+	if (mode == NO_MODE)
+		fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: Mode was not set!\n");
+	else
+		fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: Mode was set to invalid enum %i\n", mode);
+
+	return 1;
 }