diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index c325646d782..b9ac51d8c81 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -6613,6 +6613,7 @@ src/mess/drivers/trs80.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/trs80m2.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/ts802.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/ts803.c svneol=native#text/plain
+src/mess/drivers/ts816.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/tsispch.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/tutor.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/drivers/tvc.c svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/ts816.c b/src/mess/drivers/ts816.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9daafd0884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/ts816.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+
+    2013-09-10 Skeleton driver for Televideo ts816
+
+    TODO:
+    - Everything - this is just a skeleton
+
+
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/z80/z80.h"
+#include "machine/terminal.h"
+
+
+class ts816_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	ts816_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag)
+		, m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+		, m_terminal(*this, TERMINAL_TAG)
+	{ }
+
+	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(kbd_put);
+	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(keyin_r);
+	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(status_r);
+
+private:
+	UINT8 m_term_data;
+	UINT8 m_status;
+	virtual void machine_reset();
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+	required_device<generic_terminal_device> m_terminal;
+};
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START(ts816_mem, AS_PROGRAM, 8, ts816_state)
+	ADDRESS_MAP_UNMAP_HIGH
+	AM_RANGE(0x0000, 0x0fff) AM_ROM
+	AM_RANGE(0x1000, 0xffff) AM_RAM
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START(ts816_io, AS_IO, 8, ts816_state)
+	ADDRESS_MAP_GLOBAL_MASK(0xff)
+	AM_RANGE(0x50, 0x50) AM_READ(keyin_r) AM_DEVWRITE(TERMINAL_TAG, generic_terminal_device, write)
+	AM_RANGE(0x52, 0x52) AM_READ(status_r)
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+
+/* Input ports */
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( ts816 )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+READ8_MEMBER( ts816_state::keyin_r )
+{
+	UINT8 ret = m_term_data;
+	m_term_data = 0;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+READ8_MEMBER( ts816_state::status_r )
+{
+	if (m_status)
+	{
+		m_status--;
+		return 5;
+	}
+	else
+		return 4;
+}
+
+WRITE8_MEMBER( ts816_state::kbd_put )
+{
+	m_term_data = data;
+	m_status = 3;
+}
+
+static GENERIC_TERMINAL_INTERFACE( terminal_intf )
+{
+	DEVCB_DRIVER_MEMBER(ts816_state, kbd_put)
+};
+
+void ts816_state::machine_reset()
+{
+	m_term_data = 0;
+	m_status = 1;
+}
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( ts816, ts816_state )
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", Z80, 4000000)
+	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(ts816_mem)
+	MCFG_CPU_IO_MAP(ts816_io)
+
+	/* video hardware */
+	MCFG_GENERIC_TERMINAL_ADD(TERMINAL_TAG, terminal_intf)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+/* ROM definition */
+ROM_START( ts816 )
+	ROM_REGION(0x10000, "maincpu", 0)
+	ROM_LOAD( "81640v11.rom", 0x0000, 0x1000, CRC(295a15e7) SHA1(6f49078ab3cd49aecd2afafcbed3af0e3bcfd48c) )
+ROM_END
+
+/* Driver */
+
+/*    YEAR  NAME    PARENT  COMPAT   MACHINE    INPUT  STATE         INIT    COMPANY    FULLNAME       FLAGS */
+COMP( 1980, ts816,  0,      0,       ts816,     ts816, driver_device,  0,  "Televideo", "TS816", GAME_IS_SKELETON )
diff --git a/src/mess/mess.lst b/src/mess/mess.lst
index 9eb50fe6f75..f364ca47887 100644
--- a/src/mess/mess.lst
+++ b/src/mess/mess.lst
@@ -2232,6 +2232,7 @@ merlin
 ts802
 ts802h
 ts803h
+ts816
 modellot
 tim100
 pencil2
diff --git a/src/mess/mess.mak b/src/mess/mess.mak
index 61146cdb474..88b7799826f 100644
--- a/src/mess/mess.mak
+++ b/src/mess/mess.mak
@@ -2449,6 +2449,7 @@ $(MESSOBJ)/skeleton.a:          \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/tricep.o    \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/ts802.o     \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/ts803.o     \
+	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/ts816.o     \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/tsispch.o   \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/unior.o     \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/unistar.o   \