diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 773b85e..d82d677 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ format:
 	clang-format-3.9 -i **/*.[ch]
 
 vice: package
-	x128 -config vicerc -autostart kasse.d71 +go64 -remotemonitor -80col
+	go run quickload.go &
+	x128 -config vicerc +go64 -80col -initbreak 0xc262 -remotemonitor
 
 check:
 	go test -v
diff --git a/quickload.go b/quickload.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff9af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickload.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var promptRe = regexp.MustCompile(`\(C:\$[0-9a-f]{4}\) `)
+
+func discardUntilPrompt(r io.Reader) error {
+	log.Printf("discard")
+	for {
+		buf := make([]byte, 50)
+		n, err := r.Read(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		buf = buf[:n]
+
+		log.Printf("read: %q", string(buf))
+		if promptRe.Match(buf) {
+			log.Printf("prompt found")
+			return nil // prompt found
+		}
+		log.Printf("discarding until newline")
+		p := make([]byte, 1)
+		for p[0] != '\n' {
+			if _, err := r.Read(p); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		log.Printf("newline found")
+	}
+}
+
+func dial() (net.Conn, error) {
+	const timeout = 10 * time.Second
+	var err error
+	start := time.Now()
+	for time.Since(start) < timeout {
+		var conn net.Conn
+		conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:6510")
+		if err != nil {
+			if oe, ok := err.(*net.OpError); ok {
+				if oe.Op == "dial" {
+					log.Printf("could not dial x128 remote monitor: %v (retrying)", err)
+					time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return conn, err
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not dial x128 remote monitor within %v: %v", timeout, err)
+}
+
+func quickload() error {
+	conn, err := dial()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	if err := discardUntilPrompt(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("ll \"kasse.lbl\"\n")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := discardUntilPrompt(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("load \"kasse\" 0\n")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := discardUntilPrompt(conn); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("keybuf run\\n\n")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("x\n")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return conn.Close()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	if err := quickload(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}