diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8818bf..a212088 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 REMOVE = rm -f
 
 #Objects
-OBJS = main.o socket.o tuve.o channel.o
+OBJS = botthread.o main.o socket.o tuve.o channel.o
 
-LIBRARIES =
+LIBRARIES = -lthr
 CFLAGS = -Wall -O2
 
 # Link The Binary
diff --git a/botthread.c b/botthread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67dd592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/botthread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "tuved.h"
+
+void *PrintHello(void *threadid) {
+   int tid;
+   tid = (int)threadid;
+   printf("Hello World! It's me, thread #%d!\n", tid);
+   pthread_exit(NULL);
+  }
+
+/*
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+   pthread_t threads[NUM_THREADS];
+   int rc, t;
+   for(t=0; t<NUM_THREADS; t++){
+      printf("In main: creating thread %d\n", t);
+      rc = pthread_create(&threads[t], NULL, PrintHello, (void *)t);
+      if (rc){
+         printf("ERROR; return code from pthread_create() is %d\n", rc);
+         exit(-1);
+      }
+   }
+   pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+*/
diff --git a/tuved.h b/tuved.h
index 025b79f..b334bd0 100644
--- a/tuved.h
+++ b/tuved.h
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#define MYPORT   9999         // the port users will be connecting to
-#define BACKLOG  10           // how many pending connections queue will hold
-#define LOG_FILE "./tuved.log"
+#define NUM_THREADS 5
+#define MYPORT      9999         // the port users will be connecting to
+#define BACKLOG     10           // how many pending connections queue will hold
+#define LOG_FILE    "./tuved.log"
 
 typedef struct tuveUserList {
   struct tuveUserList  *prev;