diff --git a/1986/stein/Makefile b/1986/stein/Makefile
index 56b42afff..c6505ec15 100644
--- a/1986/stein/Makefile
+++ b/1986/stein/Makefile
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.orig
 all: ${DATA} ${TARGET}
 	@${TRUE}
 
-.PHONY: alt data everything clean clobber nuke dist_clean \
+.PHONY: data everything clean clobber nuke dist_clean \
 	install build love haste waste make easter_egg \
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
@@ -454,10 +454,6 @@ ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 	-${LN} $@ a.out
 
-# alternative executable
-#
-alt: ${DATA} ${ALT_TARGET}
-	@${TRUE}
 
 ${PROG}.orig: ${PROG}.orig.c
 	@echo "NOTE: The original source may not compile using modern compilers."
@@ -475,7 +471,7 @@ data: ${DATA}
 # utility rules
 ###############
 #
-everything: all alt
+everything: all
 
 clean:
 	${RM} -f ${OBJ} ${ALT_OBJ}
diff --git a/1986/stein/README.md b/1986/stein/README.md
index 243328d49..aed84d69c 100644
--- a/1986/stein/README.md
+++ b/1986/stein/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Jan Stein
 
         make all
 
-NOTE: The original entry may be built with "make alt".
-
 Judges' comments:
 
 > NOTE: to avoid problems with news and mail, the single line was split
diff --git a/1986/stein/stein.orig.c b/1986/stein/stein.orig.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cf731c84a..000000000
--- a/1986/stein/stein.orig.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-typedef char*z;O;o;_=33303285;main(b,Z)z Z;{b=(b>=0||(main(b+1,Z+1),*Z=O%(o=(_%
-25))+'0',O/=o,_/=25))&&(b<1||(O=time(&b)%0250600,main(~5,*(z*)Z),write(1,*(z*)Z
-,9)));}
diff --git a/1987/hines/README.md b/1987/hines/README.md
index 3ce57d360..4fff722a2 100644
--- a/1987/hines/README.md
+++ b/1987/hines/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ structured programmers.  This program takes goto statements to their
 logical conclusion.  The layout and choice of names are classic.
 
 We consider this to be a beautiful counter-example for Frank Rubin's
-letter to ACM form titled: *"GOTO Considered Harmful" Considered Harmful*.
+letter to ACM form titled: _"'GOTO Considered Harmful' Considered Harmful"_.
 See the Communications of the ACM, March 1987, Page 195-196.
 
 NOTE: With older compilers you can try the alt version like: `make alt`.
diff --git a/1987/wall/README.md b/1987/wall/README.md
index fe7af6870..e1941daef 100644
--- a/1987/wall/README.md
+++ b/1987/wall/README.md
@@ -12,12 +12,28 @@ Panorama City, CA  91402  USA
 ## Judges' comments:
 
 ### Try:
-	lwall | bc | lwall
-	input:	x*x
-	input:	c^2
+
+	./wall | bc | ./wall
+
+and input the following:
+
+	x*x
+	c^2
+	m*m
 
 ### Also try:
-	lwall | bc   and   lwall | cat
+
+	./wall | bc
+
+	./wall | cat
+
+
+and enter some input like:
+
+	x*x
+	2^x
+	quit # for the cat version
+
 
 What we found amazing was how the flow of control was transferred
 between subroutines.  Careful inspection will show that the array of