diff --git a/Sim02/simulator.c b/Sim02/simulator.c
index f0ad96d..db9281f 100644
--- a/Sim02/simulator.c
+++ b/Sim02/simulator.c
@@ -159,7 +159,18 @@ ProcessControlBlockLL *fillProcessList(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *me
             // set the nextOpCode as a pointer to the first place metadataPtr started
             currentPCB.nextOpCode = wkgMetaPtr->nextNode;
         }
+        //
         // count number of io cycles
+        // if ((compareString(command, "dev") == 0 && compareString(inOutArg, "in") == 0))
+        // {
+        //     integerArgumentOne = wkgMetaPtr->intArg2;
+        //     ioCycleCount = ioCycleCount + integerArgumentOne;
+        // }
+        // if ((compareString(command, "dev") == 0 && compareString(inOutArg, "out") == 0))
+        // {
+        //     integerArgumentOne = wkgMetaPtr->intArg2;
+        //     ioCycleCount = ioCycleCount + integerArgumentOne;
+        // }
         if(compareString(command, "dev") == 0)
         {
             integerArgumentOne = wkgMetaPtr->intArg2;
@@ -203,14 +214,17 @@ ProcessControlBlockLL *fillProcessList(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *me
             // do both the metadata and PCBs
             if(headPointer->headPtr == NULL)
             {
+                //
                 headPointer->headPtr = addProcess(currentPCB);
                 wkgPCBPtr = headPointer->headPtr;
             }
             else
             {
+                //
                 wkgPCBPtr->nextPtr = addProcess(currentPCB);
                 wkgPCBPtr = wkgPCBPtr->nextPtr;
             }
+            
         }
         // move to the next bit of data
         wkgMetaPtr = wkgMetaPtr->nextNode;
@@ -244,13 +258,16 @@ void logOutput(ConfigDataType *configPtr, char *logStr, bool isEnd)
         fileWritePtr = fopen(configPtr->logToFileName, "w");
         if (fileWritePtr != NULL)
         {
+            //
             fprintf(fileWritePtr, "%s", logStr);
+            // fputs(fileWritePtr, logStr);
             fprintf(stdout, "%s", logStr);
         }
         // no return, void
         // close the file, if at the end.
         if (isEnd)
         {
+            //
             fclose(fileWritePtr);
         }
         // fclose(fileWritePtr);
@@ -263,18 +280,22 @@ void logOutput(ConfigDataType *configPtr, char *logStr, bool isEnd)
         fileWritePtr = fopen(configPtr->logToFileName, "w");
         if (fileWritePtr != NULL)
         {
+            //
             fprintf(fileWritePtr, "%s", logStr);
+            // fputs(fileWritePtr, logStr);
         }
         // no return, void
         // close the file, if at the end.
         if (isEnd)
         {
+            //
             fclose(fileWritePtr);
         }
         // fclose(fileWritePtr);
     }
     else
     {
+        //
         fprintf(stdout, "%s", logStr);
     }
 }
@@ -297,6 +318,14 @@ void runCPU(char *command, char *argument, int intArg, ConfigDataType *configPtr
     // int intArg = workingMeta->intArg2;
     char cpuOutput[MAX_STR_LEN];
     int cpuTime = 0;
+    // pthread_t cpuThread;
+    // pthread_create(&cpuThread, NULL, (void *)&simThread, (void *)cpuTime);
+    // pthread_join(cpuThread, NULL);
+    //
+    // printf("%f is the time for runCPU\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy));
+    //
+    //
+    //
     cpuTime = intArg * configPtr->procCycleRate;
     sprintf(cpuOutput, "%f, Process: %d, %s %s operation start\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy), processId, command, argument);
     logOutput(configPtr, cpuOutput, false);
@@ -304,6 +333,7 @@ void runCPU(char *command, char *argument, int intArg, ConfigDataType *configPtr
     pthread_t cpuThread;
     pthread_create(&cpuThread, NULL, (void *)&simThread, (void *)cpuTime);
     pthread_join(cpuThread, NULL);
+    //
     sprintf(cpuOutput, "%f, Process: %d, %s %s operation end\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy), processId, command, argument);
     logOutput(configPtr, cpuOutput, false);
     // pthread_exit(NULL);
@@ -322,14 +352,19 @@ Dependencies: ???
 void runIO(char *command, char *argument, int intArg, ConfigDataType *configPtr, int processId)
 {
     char timeStringy[MAX_STR_LEN];
+    // char *command = workingMeta->command;
+    // char *argument = workingMeta->strArg1;
+    // int intArg = workingMeta->intArg2;
     char ioOutput[MAX_STR_LEN];
     int ioTime = 0;
     ioTime = intArg * configPtr->ioCycleRate;
     sprintf(ioOutput, "%f, Process: %d, %s %s operation start\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy), processId, command, argument);
     logOutput(configPtr, ioOutput, false);
+    // run timer for intArg * procCycleRate
     pthread_t ioThread;
     pthread_create(&ioThread, NULL, (void *)&simThread, (void *)ioTime);
     pthread_join(ioThread, NULL);
+    //
     sprintf(ioOutput, "%f, Process: %d, %s %s operation end\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy), processId, command, argument);
     logOutput(configPtr, ioOutput, false);
 }
@@ -358,7 +393,7 @@ void runProcess(ProcessControlBlock *singlePCB, ConfigDataType *configPtr)
     argument = workingMeta->strArg1;
     intArg = workingMeta->intArg2;
     inOutArg = workingMeta->inOutArg;
-    while (!(compareString(command, "app") == 0 && compareString(argument, "end") == 0))
+    while (!(compareString(command, "app") == 0 && compareString(argument, "end") == 0)) // compareString(command, "cpu") == 0 && compareString(argument, "process") == 0
     {
         //
         if (compareString(command, "cpu") == 0 && compareString(argument, "process") == 0)
@@ -423,6 +458,7 @@ void runSim(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *metaDataMstrPtr)
     int totalPCBTime = 0;
     while(pcbPtr != NULL)
     {
+        //
         totalPCBTime = totalPCBTime + pcbPtr->timeLeft;
         pcbPtr = pcbPtr->nextPtr;
     }
@@ -440,8 +476,11 @@ void runSim(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *metaDataMstrPtr)
     // loop until current process is hit
     while(pcbPtr != NULL)
     {
+        //
         if(pcbPtr->uniquePid == currentPid)
         {
+            //
+            // printf("Process %d running\n", currentPid);
             // needs to set from READY to RUNNING
             pcbPtr->process_state = PROCESS_STATE_READY;
             sprintf(simulatorOutput, "%f, OS: Process %d set to RUNNING state from READY state\n", accessTimer(LAP_TIMER, timeStringy), pcbPtr->uniquePid);
@@ -461,6 +500,8 @@ void runSim(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *metaDataMstrPtr)
         pcbPtr = pcbPtr->nextPtr;
         currentPid = scheduleProcess(pcbList, configPtr);
     }
+    
+    //
     // deallocate the process list with destroyProcessList
     destroyProcessList(pcbList);
     // once complete, log the output to FILE if required
@@ -558,6 +599,22 @@ Dependencies: ???
 */
 void *simThread(int milSec)
 {
+    //
+    // int *milSecPtr = (int *)milSec;
+    // printf("Running Timer for %d ms, %d sec\n", milSec, milSec / 1000);
     runTimer(milSec);
+    // printf("Ran Timer\n");
     pthread_exit(NULL);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+/*
+Current Note to programmer: do the scheduler, the runIO and runCPU functions, and then the FILE IO functions
+this is all that is left so far, hopefully not too bad.
+*/
+
+// getNextProcess/scheduler/dispatcher run here, loads/"runs" the process
+// getNextOpCode, not needed for Sim02 apparently, keep in mind.
+// checkForIO, I think this gets passed the current process and runs the IO ops
+// checkForCPU, I think this gets passed the current process and runs the CPU ops
+// checkForMemory, I think this gets passed the current process
+// and runs mem ops (not needed for Sim02)
+// cpuIdler (not needed for Sim02)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Sim02/simulator.h b/Sim02/simulator.h
index 02be3a6..167145b 100644
--- a/Sim02/simulator.h
+++ b/Sim02/simulator.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Device Input/Device: none
 Device Output/Device: none
 Dependencies: ???
 */
+// need a function (or functions) to handle FILE I/O?
+// runSim function will have a FILE *
+    // will have a function that gets the FILE * and 
+    // adds whatever operation occurred
 
 /*
 Name: ???
@@ -67,19 +71,28 @@ Device Input/Device: none
 Device Output/Device: none
 Dependencies: ???
 */
+// need a function for the global/local timer (given??? may need to just import)
 
-/*
-Name: addProcess
-Process: allocates the memory for the pcb, grabs the data from the created PCB,
-         dumps the data so that the node can be linked correctly.
-Function Input/Parameters: source PCB (ProcessControlBlock)
-Function Output/Parameters: none
-Function Output/Returned: filled PCB (ProcessControlBlock *)
-Device Input/Device: none
-Device Output/Device: none
-Dependencies: malloc, sizeof, ???
-*/
-ProcessControlBlock *addProcess(const ProcessControlBlock source);
+// need a function for scheduler/dispatcher
+    // this could use a switch statement to tell which scheduling method to choose from.
+    // Sim02 only requires FCFS working atm.
+
+// need a function called createProcessList
+// this initializes the process control block ll.
+
+// need a function called fillProcessList
+// this fills the linked list of PCBs,
+// loads the first instruction after app start
+// and ...
+
+// reads through the opcode struct to fill out the linked list of PCBs
+
+// need a function called destroyProcessList
+// deallocated the ll of PCBs recursively, frees the rest of the struct.
+
+// have a function to change the state of the process?
+// have it take in the process struct, switch it's state and report that it
+// has switched FROM a state TO a different state.
 
 /*
 Name: createProcessList
@@ -154,7 +167,7 @@ Device Input/Device: none
 Device Output/Device: none
 Dependencies: ???
 */
-void runCPU(char *command, char *argument, int intArg, ConfigDataType *configPtr, int processId);
+void runCPU();
 
 /*
 Name: runIO
@@ -166,7 +179,8 @@ Device Input/Device: none
 Device Output/Device: none
 Dependencies: ???
 */
-void runIO(char *command, char *argument, int intArg, ConfigDataType *configPtr, int processId);
+void runIO();
+
 /*
 Name: runSim
 Process: primary simulation driver