diff --git a/1988/isaak/.gitignore b/1988/isaak/.gitignore
index 2274f23c5..a9d43db81 100644
--- a/1988/isaak/.gitignore
+++ b/1988/isaak/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 isaak
+isaak.alt
 isaak.output
diff --git a/1988/isaak/Makefile b/1988/isaak/Makefile
index 51d65f9d1..69385dd44 100644
--- a/1988/isaak/Makefile
+++ b/1988/isaak/Makefile
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ ENTRY= isaak
 PROG= ${ENTRY}
 #
 OBJ= ${PROG}.o
-DATA=
+DATA= isaak.encode
 TARGET= ${PROG}
 #
-ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.orig.o
-ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.orig
+ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.alt.o
+ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.alt
 
 
 #################
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 alt: data ${ALT_TARGET}
 	@${TRUE}
 
-${PROG}.orig: ${PROG}.orig.c
+${PROG}.alt: ${PROG}.alt.c
 	@echo "NOTE: The original source might not compile using modern compilers."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
diff --git a/1988/isaak/README.md b/1988/isaak/README.md
index 87e7b385b..f871e1061 100644
--- a/1988/isaak/README.md
+++ b/1988/isaak/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Best visuals:
+# Best visuals:
 
     	Mark Isaak
 	Imagen Corporation
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ Best visuals:
 	95052-8101
 	USA
 
-Compile with:
+## To build:
 
-	cc -DI=B -DO=- -Dy isaak.c -o isaak
+        make all
 
-Execute without arguments.
+### To run
+
+	./isaak
+
+### Alternate code
+
+An alternate version of this entry, `isaak.alt.c`.
 
 The original entry starts with the line:
 
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ The original entry starts with the line:
 This works on some systems.  Why?  Note that `#include <stdio.h>` is given on
 the last line.  Why is this needed?  Note the unusual calls to sprintf.
 
+## Judges' comments
+
 NOTE:  The program relies heavily on ASCII.  Don't even think of running it on
 an EBCDIC machine.  If you name the file anything other than "isaak.c", you must
 change the `#include` on line 7.
diff --git a/1988/isaak/isaak.orig.c b/1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from 1988/isaak/isaak.orig.c
rename to 1988/isaak/isaak.alt.c