diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index 6cfbb01..88ed91b 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -35,15 +35,37 @@ function Tput(options) {
   this.term = options.term || process.env.TERM;
   this.data = null;
   this.info = {};
+  this.termcap = null;
+
   this.debug = options.debug;
   this.padding = options.padding;
   this.extended = options.extended;
   this.printf = options.printf;
 
-  this.readTerminfo();
-  this.compile();
+  try {
+    if (options.termcap) {
+      this.readTermcap();
+      this.compileTermcap();
+    } else {
+      this.readTerminfo();
+      this.compile();
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    this.fallback();
+  }
 }
 
+Tput.prototype.fallback = function() {
+  delete this.term;
+  delete this.info;
+  delete this.data;
+  delete this.termcap;
+
+  this.term = 'vt102';
+  this.readTermcap(Tput._vt102);
+  this.compileTermcap();
+};
+
 Tput.prototype.readTerminfo = function() {
   if (this.data) return;
 
@@ -371,6 +393,10 @@ Tput.prototype.compile = function(key) {
   var self = this
     , info = this.info;
 
+  if (!info) {
+    throw new Error('Terminal not found.');
+  }
+
   if (this.debug) {
     console.log(this.info);
   }
@@ -932,12 +958,13 @@ Tput.prototype._parsePadding = function(code, print, done) {
  * Termcap
  */
 
-Tput.prototype.readTermcap = function() {
+Tput.prototype.readTermcap = function(data) {
   if (this.termcap) return;
 
   this.termcap = {};
 
-  this.termcap.data = process.env.TERMCAP
+  this.termcap.data = data
+    || process.env.TERMCAP
     || fs.readFileSync('/etc/termcap', 'ascii');
 
   this.termcap.terms = this.parseTermcap(this.termcap.data);
@@ -1032,8 +1059,53 @@ Tput.prototype.parseTermcap = function(data) {
  *  man termcap
  */
 
-Tput.prototype.compileTermcap = function(info) {
-  var self = this;
+Tput.prototype.translateTermcap = function() {
+  var self = this
+    , info = this.termcap.info
+    , out = {};
+
+  if (!info) {
+    throw new Error('Terminal not found.');
+  }
+
+  // Separate aliases for termcap
+  var talias = (function() {
+    var alias = Tput.alias
+      , out = {};
+
+    Object.keys(alias).forEach(function(key) {
+      var a = alias[key].slice()
+        , tc = a.terminfo || a.splice(1, 1)[0];
+      out[tc] = [key].concat(a);
+    });
+
+    return out;
+  })();
+
+  ['bools', 'numbers', 'strings'].forEach(function(key) {
+    out[key] = {};
+    Object.keys(info[key]).forEach(function(cap) {
+      if (talias[cap]) {
+        out[key][talias[cap][0]] = info[key][cap];
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  return out;
+};
+
+Tput.prototype.compileTermcap = function() {
+  this.info = this.translateTermcap();
+  this.compile();
+};
+
+/*Tput.prototype.compileTermcap = function() {
+  var self = this
+    , info = this.termcap.info;
+
+  if (!info) {
+    throw new Error('Terminal not found.');
+  }
 
   info.all = {};
 
@@ -1067,7 +1139,7 @@ Tput.prototype.compileTermcap = function(info) {
   });
 
   return info.all;
-};
+};*/
 
 /**
  * Helpers
@@ -1241,6 +1313,22 @@ assert.notEqual(Tput.alias.exit_delete_mode[1], 'ed');
 // assert.notEqual(Tput.alias.lines[0], 'lines');
 // assert.notEqual(Tput.alias.set_lr_margin[1], 'ML');
 
+/**
+ * Fallback Termcap
+ */
+
+Tput.vt102 = ''
+  + 'vt102|dec vt102:\\\n'
+  + ' :do=^J:co#80:li#24:cl=50\\E[;H\\E[2J:\\\n'
+  + ' :le=^H:bs:cm=5\\E[%i%d;%dH:nd=2\\E[C:up=2\\E[A:\\\n'
+  + ' :ce=3\\E[K:cd=50\\E[J:so=2\\E[7m:se=2\\E[m:us=2\\E[4m:ue=2\\E[m:\\\n'
+  + ' :md=2\\E[1m:mr=2\\E[7m:mb=2\\E[5m:me=2\\E[m:is=\\E[1;24r\\E[24;1H:\\\n'
+  + ' :rs=\\E>\\E[?3l\\E[?4l\\E[?5l\\E[?7h\\E[?8h:ks=\\E[?1h\\E=:ke=\\E[?1l\\E>:\\\n'
+  + ' :ku=\\EOA:kd=\\EOB:kr=\\EOC:kl=\\EOD:kb=^H:\\\n'
+  + ' :ho=\\E[H:k1=\\EOP:k2=\\EOQ:k3=\\EOR:k4=\\EOS:pt:sr=5\\EM:vt#3:\\\n'
+  + ' :sc=\\E7:rc=\\E8:cs=\\E[%i%d;%dr:vs=\\E[?7l:ve=\\E[?7h:\\\n'
+  + ' :mi:al=\\E[L:dc=\\E[P:dl=\\E[M:ei=\\E[4l:im=\\E[4h:';
+
 /**
  * Terminfo Data
  */