diff --git a/light8/io.py b/light8/io.py
--- a/light8/io.py
+++ b/light8/io.py
@@ -1,113 +1,15 @@
 from parport import *
-import socket, os
-
-lastlevels = {}
-
-def gethostlist(host):
-    return lastlevels[host]
-
-def parselist(levels):
-    newlist = [0] * 68
-    # levels has at least one pair
-    ch, lev = None, None
-    while len(levels) >= 2:
-        ch, lev = levels.pop(0), levels.pop(0)
-
-        # off by one errors -- i hate them sooo much
-        newlist[int(ch) - 1] = int(lev)
-    return newlist
-
-def sethostlist(host, changes):
-    if not changes: return
-    global lastlevels
-    if host not in lastlevels:
-        lastlevels[host] = [0] * 68
 
-    lastlevels[host] = parselist(changes)
-    '''
-    # changes has at least one pair
-    ch, lev = None, None
-    while len(changes) >= 2:
-        ch, lev = changes.pop(0), changes.pop(0)
-
-        # off by one errors -- i hate them sooo much
-        lastlevels[host][ch - 1] = lev 
-    '''
-
-
-def sendlevels(levels):
-    print "sendlevels: i'm a level hobo:", levels
-    levels = levels + [0]
-    # if levels[14] > 0: levels[14] = 100 # non-dim
-    print "sendlevels: wait for it... length =", len(levels)
-    outstart()
-    for p in range(1, 68 + 2):
-        outbyte(levels[p-1]*255 / 100)
-    print "sendlevels: done"
-
-class ParportDMX: # ethdmx client or standalone server
-    def __init__(self, dummy=1, dimmers=68, machine_name='localhost', 
-                 standalone=0):
+class ParportDMX:
+    def __init__(self, dummy=1, dimmers=68):
         self.dimmers = dimmers
         self.dummy = dummy
         if not dummy:
             getparport()
-
-        self.standalone = standalone
-        self.machine_name = machine_name
-
-    def sendupdates(self, levels):
-        if (not self.dummy) and levels:
-            print "update:", levels
-
-            if self.standalone:
-                print "standalone sendlevels", levels
-                sendlevels(parselist(levels))
-                return
-
-            pid = os.getpid()
-            s = ('%d ' % pid) + ' '.join([str(l) for l in levels]) + '\n'
-            # print "sending", s
-            self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-            self.sock.connect((self.machine_name, 
-                socket.getservbyname('ethdmx', 'tcp')))
-            self.sock.send(s)
-
-            # response = self.sock.recv(100)
-            # print "response", response
-            # if response != 'ACK\n':
-                # raise "Didn't get ACK from DMX server"
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import SocketServer
-    getparport()
-            
-    class DMXHandler(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
-        def handle(self):
-            global lastlevels
-            changed = self.rfile.readline(1000)
-            # self.wfile.write("ACK\n")
-            pairs = changed.split()
-            pid = pairs[0]
-            changes = pairs[1:]
-
-            # print 'pairs', pairs
-            sethostlist(pid, changes)
-
-            self.preplevels()
-        def preplevels(self):
-            global lastlevels
-            hosts = lastlevels.keys()
-            maxlevels = [0] * 68
-            for h in hosts:
-                maxlevels = [max(hostlev, maxlev) 
-                    for hostlev, maxlev in zip(maxlevels, gethostlist(h))]
-            print "dmxhandler sending levels:", maxlevels
-            sendlevels(maxlevels)
-
-    print "Running DMX over Ethernet socket server.  Everything is under " + \
-          "control."
-
-    server = SocketServer.TCPServer(('', 
-        socket.getservbyname('ethdmx', 'tcp')), DMXHandler)
-    server.serve_forever()
+    def sendlevels(self, levels):
+        if self.dummy: return
+        levels = list(levels) + [0]
+        # if levels[14] > 0: levels[14] = 100 # non-dim
+        outstart()
+        for p in range(1, self.dimmers + 2):
+            outbyte(levels[p-1]*255 / 100)