diff --git a/src/apps/bin/iroster.cpp b/src/apps/bin/iroster.cpp
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+/*
+ * iroster.cpp
+ * (c) 2002, Carlos Hasan, for OpenBeOS.
+ * Compile: gcc -Wall -Wno-multichar -O2 -o iroster iroster.cpp -lbe
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <interface/Input.h>
+#include <support/List.h>
+
+static void list_devices()
+{
+	BList list;
+	BInputDevice *device;
+	int i, n;
+
+	printf("         name                  type         state \n");
+	printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");
+
+	get_input_devices(&list);
+
+	n = list.CountItems();
+	if (n == 0) {
+		printf("...no input devices found...\n");
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		device = (BInputDevice *) list.ItemAt(i);
+
+		printf("%23s %18s %7s\n",
+			device->Name(),
+			device->Type() == B_POINTING_DEVICE ? "B_POINTING_DEVICE" :
+			device->Type() == B_KEYBOARD_DEVICE ? "B_KEYBOARD_DEVICE" : "B_UNDEFINED_DEVICE",
+			device->IsRunning() ? "running" : "stopped");
+	}
+}
+
+static void start_device(const char *name)
+{
+	BInputDevice *device;
+	status_t status;
+
+	device = find_input_device(name);
+	if (device == NULL) {
+		printf("Error finding device \"%s\"\n", name);
+	}
+	else if ((status = device->Start()) != B_OK) {
+		printf("Error starting device \"%s\" (%ld)\n", name, status);
+	}
+	else {
+		printf("Started device \"%s\"\n", name);
+	}
+	if (device != NULL)
+		delete device;
+}
+
+static void stop_device(const char *name)
+{
+	BInputDevice *device;
+	status_t status;
+
+	device = find_input_device(name);
+	if (device == NULL) {
+		printf("Error finding device \"%s\"\n", name);
+	}
+	else if ((status = device->Stop()) != B_OK) {
+		printf("Error stopping device \"%s\" (%ld)\n", name, status);
+	}
+	else {
+		printf("Stopped device \"%s\"\n", name);
+	}
+	if (device != NULL)
+		delete device;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int i;
+	const char *name;
+
+	if (argc <= 1) {
+		list_devices();
+	}
+	else {
+		for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+			name = argv[i];
+			if (name[0] == '+') {
+				start_device(name + 1);
+			}
+			else if (name[0] == '-') {
+				stop_device(name + 1);
+			}
+			else {
+				printf("USAGE: %s [+|-]input_device_name\n", argv[0]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+