diff --git a/scsh/tty1.c b/scsh/tty1.c
index 10b857a..7cd7b60 100644
--- a/scsh/tty1.c
+++ b/scsh/tty1.c
@@ -11,11 +11,24 @@
  * Re-written by Olin.
  */
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+/* This #include is for the #ifdef'd code in open_ctty() below, and
+** is therefor ifdef'd identically.
+*/
+#if defined(TIOCSCTTY) && !defined(CIBAUD)
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "tty1.h"	/* Make sure the .h interface agrees with the code. */
 
+extern int errno;
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 int scheme_tcgetattr(int fd,	     char *control_chars,
 		     int *iflag_hi8, int *iflag_lo24,
 		     int *oflag_hi8, int *oflag_lo24,
@@ -40,6 +53,8 @@ int scheme_tcgetattr(int fd,	     char *control_chars,
   }
 
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 int scheme_tcsetattr(int fd,	    int option,
 		     const char *control_chars,
 		     int iflag_hi8, int iflag_lo24,
@@ -75,3 +90,28 @@ int scheme_tcsetattr(int fd,	    int option,
 
   return tcsetattr(fd, option, &t);
 }
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+int open_ctty(const char *ttyname, int flags)
+{
+    int fd = open(ttyname, flags);
+
+/* The ifdef is tricked by HP-UX, so I'll hardwire it out for now. -Olin */
+#if 0
+#if defined(TIOCSCTTY) && !defined(CIBAUD)
+    fprintf(stderr, "Doing the ioctl.\n");
+    /* 4.3+BSD way to acquire control tty. !CIBAUD rules out SunOS.
+    ** This code stolen from Steven's *Advanced Prog. in the Unix Env.*
+    */
+    if( (fd >= 0) && (ioctl(fd, TIOCSCTTY, (char *) 0) < 0) ) {
+	int e = errno;
+	close(fd);
+	errno = e;
+	return -1;
+	}
+#endif
+#endif
+    return fd;
+    }
diff --git a/scsh/tty1.h b/scsh/tty1.h
index 3ad12ba..717b4e4 100644
--- a/scsh/tty1.h
+++ b/scsh/tty1.h
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ int scheme_tcsetattr(int fd,	    int option,
 		     int lflag_hi8, int lflag_lo24,
 		     int ispeed,    int ospeed,
 		     int min,	    int time);
+
+int open_ctty(const char *ttyname, int flags);