diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index b5f0f78..f5f9980 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ var clite = {
 
 			function defaultDevices() {
 				// writing to /dev/local downloads data {name:'filename to save',data:'file content'}
+				{
 				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/local');
-				var n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/local');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/local');
 				if (!n) {
 					clite.log.write('local device failure');
 					return false;
@@ -118,9 +119,11 @@ var clite = {
 				};
 				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
 				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
 				// /dev/null - writing to it goes nowhere, reading from it is always null
+				{
 				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/null');
-				n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/null');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/null');
 				if (!n) {
 					clite.log.write('null device failure');
 					return false;
@@ -135,9 +138,11 @@ var clite = {
 				};
 				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
 				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
 				// /dev/random - writing to it goes nowhere, reading from it returns a stringified random number (integer)
+				{
 				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/random');
-				n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/random');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/random');
 				if (!n) {
 					clite.log.write('random device failure');
 					return false;
@@ -150,9 +155,11 @@ var clite = {
 				};
 				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
 				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
 				// /dev/initctl - writing to it sets the runlevel, reading from it returns the current runlevel
+				{
 				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/initctl');
-				n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/initctl');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/initctl');
 				if (!n) {
 					clite.log.write('initctl device failure');
 					return false;
@@ -199,9 +206,26 @@ var clite = {
 				};
 				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
 				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
+				// /dev/console - an interface for the system console - required by posix/sus, currently no op
+				{
+				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/console');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/console');
+				if (!n) {
+					clite.log.write('console device failure');
+					return false;
+				}
+				n.data.content = {
+					read:null,
+					write:null
+				};
+				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
+				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
 				// /dev/tty - the main tty device, writing to it prints to the terminal, reading from it reads keyboard input
+				{
 				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/tty');
-				n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/tty');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/tty');
 				if (!n) {
 					clite.log.write('tty failure');
 					return false;
@@ -239,6 +263,24 @@ var clite = {
 				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
 				n.data.isdev = true;
 				n.data.istty = true;
+				}
+				// /dev/time - reading from it returns the current unix epoch time UTC
+				{
+				vfsapi.mkFile(0,'/dev/time');
+				let n = vfsapi.getNode(0,'/dev/time');
+				if (!n) {
+					clite.log.write('time device failure');
+					return false;
+				}
+				n.data.content = {
+					read:function() {
+						return Date.now().toString();
+					},
+					write:null
+				};
+				n.perms = 'crw-rw-rw-';
+				n.data.isdev = true;
+				}
 				return true;
 			}