diff --git a/1990/baruch/README.md b/1990/baruch/README.md
index 6aa1a8e43..825dcb4d1 100644
--- a/1990/baruch/README.md
+++ b/1990/baruch/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 make all
 ```
 
-There is [alternate code](#alternate-code) for those using Turbo-C or MSC.
+There is an alternate version for those using Turbo-C or MSC. See [alternate
+code](#alternate-code) below for details.
 
 
 ## To use:
diff --git a/1990/baruch/try.sh b/1990/baruch/try.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..28822ca1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1990/baruch/try.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 1990/baruch
+#
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo 5 | ./baruch (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+echo 5 | ./baruch | less -rEXF
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo 2 | ./baruch: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo 2 | ./baruch
+echo "Why was there no output? What other conditions cause this?" 1>&2
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 685b0742f..a2594a875 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -961,11 +961,13 @@ environmental variable; see the README.md for details.
 
 ## <a name="1990_baruch"></a>[1990/baruch](/1990/baruch/baruch.c) ([README.md](/1990/baruch/README.md]))
 
-[Cody](#cody) added an [alternate version](/1990/baruch/baruch.alt.c) which allows Turbo-C
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/1990/baruch/try.sh) script.
+
+Cody also added an [alternate version](/1990/baruch/baruch.alt.c) which allows Turbo-C
 and MSC to compile this code, based on the authors' remarks, except that Cody
 did not change the `" #Q"` string as that showed worse looking output
 instead of improved output though he has no way to test the compilers in
-question. YMMV.
+question (i.e. it was only tested in the original entry). YMMV.
 
 Although this is appreciated we agree with him that <strike>no one</strike>
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