diff --git a/build/misc.tcl b/build/misc.tcl
index 43404834..6e359a95 100644
--- a/build/misc.tcl
+++ b/build/misc.tcl
@@ -1331,3 +1331,7 @@ expect ":KILL"
 # runtime errors (e.g. not being able to open TTY:).
 respond "*" ":midas sys;ts monit_dmcg;monit\r"
 expect ":KILL"
+
+# IBMASC
+respond "*" ":midas sys3;ts ibmasc_sysen1;ibmasc\r"
+expect ":KILL"
diff --git a/doc/programs.md b/doc/programs.md
index 8d1e794f..1f21125f 100644
--- a/doc/programs.md
+++ b/doc/programs.md
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 - HOSTS3, the host table compiler.
 - HSNAME, displays user's HSNAME.
 - HSNDEV, HSNAME device.
+- IBMASC, read 8-bit ASCII tape file.
 - IO-11, PDP-11 I/O processor.
 - IDLE, list idle users.
 - IFILE, Chaosnet file service.
diff --git a/src/sysen1/ibmasc.1 b/src/sysen1/ibmasc.1
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..80a21739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sysen1/ibmasc.1
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+TITLE READ THE TAPE
+A=1
+B=2
+C=3
+D=4
+E=5
+W=16
+P=17
+MAGI=10
+DSK=11
+TYO=12
+START:	MOVE P,PDL
+	.OPEN MAGI,MAG
+	.VALUE
+	.OPEN DSK,DSKO
+	.VALUE
+LP0:	MOVE B,[-1,,MAGBUF]
+	.IOT MAGI,B
+	SKIPGE B
+	 JRST DONE
+	MOVSI A,-4
+	MOVE C,[441000,,MAGBUF]
+	MOVE D,[440700,,DSKBUF]
+LP:	ILDB E,C
+	IDPB E,D
+	AOBJN A,LP
+	MOVE B,[-1,,DSKBUF]
+	.IOT DSK,B
+	JRST LP0
+DONE:	.CLOSE MAGI,
+	.CLOSE DSK,
+	.VALUE [ASCIZ /:DONE.  ALT P TO READ MOREî/]
+	JRST START
+
+STOP:	MOVE A,[MAGI,,[11]]
+	.MTAPE A,
+	JFCL
+	.CLOSE MAGI,
+
+REWIND:	.OPEN MAGI,MAG
+	.VALUE
+	MOVE A,[MAGI,,[1]]
+	.MTAPE A,
+	.VALUE
+	.CLOSE MAGI,
+	.VALUE
+
+SPACE:	.OPEN MAGI,MAG
+	.VALUE
+	MOVE B,[MAGI,,A]
+	MOVEI A,7
+	.MTAPE B,
+	.VALUE
+	.CLOSE MAGI,
+	.VALUE
+
+EOT:	.OPEN MAGI,MAG
+	.VALUE
+	MOVE B,[MAGI,,[10]]
+	.MTAPE B,
+	.VALUE
+	.CLOSE MAGI,
+	.VALUE
+
+DSKBUF:	0
+MAGBUF:	0
+MAG:	426,,(SIXBIT /MT0/)
+	0
+	0
+
+DSKO:	SIXBIT /  'DSK/
+FNAM1:	SIXBIT /JLKTAP/
+FNAM2:	SIXBIT />/
+
+
+PDL:	-100,,PDL1
+PDL1:	BLOCK 100
+
+END START
+
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