diff --git a/monitor_turtles.lua b/monitor_turtles.lua
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+local monitor = peripheral.find("monitor")
+local turtleStates = {}
+
+-- Set monitor display
+monitor.setTextScale(0.5)
+monitor.clear()
+monitor.setCursorPos(1,1)
+
+-- Pretty print function
+local function draw()
+    monitor.clear()
+    monitor.setCursorPos(1,1)
+    monitor.write("Turtle Monitor")
+    local row = 2
+    for id, data in pairs(turtleStates) do
+        monitor.setCursorPos(1, row)
+        local age = os.clock() - data.time
+        local status = (age > 10) and "offline" or data.status
+        monitor.write(string.format("%s (ID %d): %s", data.label, id, status))
+        row = row + 1
+    end
+end
+
+-- Main loop
+rednet.open("back")  -- or side where modem is
+while true do
+    local msg, proto
+    local id, message, protocol = rednet.receive("turtle_status", 2)
+    if id then
+        local ok, data = pcall(textutils.unserialize, message)
+        if ok and data and data.id then
+            turtleStates[data.id] = data
+        end
+    end
+    draw()
+end
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