diff --git a/applepy.py b/applepy.py
index 479de65..5052474 100644
--- a/applepy.py
+++ b/applepy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import struct
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
+import wave
 
 
 class Display:
@@ -288,12 +289,33 @@ class Speaker:
             self.play()
 
 
+class Cassette:
+
+    def __init__(self, fn):
+        wav = wave.open(fn, "r")
+        self.raw = wav.readframes(wav.getnframes())
+        self.start_cycle = 0
+        self.start_offset = 0
+
+        for i, b in enumerate(self.raw):
+            if ord(b) > 0xA0:
+                self.start_offset = i
+                break
+
+    def read_byte(self, cycle):
+        if self.start_cycle == 0:
+            self.start_cycle = cycle
+        offset = self.start_offset + (cycle - self.start_cycle) * 22000 / 1000000
+        return ord(self.raw[offset]) if offset < len(self.raw) else 0x80
+
+
 class SoftSwitches:
     
-    def __init__(self, display, speaker):
+    def __init__(self, display, speaker, cassette):
         self.kbd = 0x00
         self.display = display
         self.speaker = speaker
+        self.cassette = cassette
     
     def read_byte(self, cycle, address):
         assert 0xC000 <= address <= 0xCFFF
@@ -320,6 +342,9 @@ class SoftSwitches:
             self.display.lores()
         elif address == 0xC057:
             self.display.hires()
+        elif address == 0xC060:
+            if self.cassette:
+                return self.cassette.read_byte(cycle)
         else:
             pass # print "%04X" % address
         return 0x00
@@ -327,10 +352,10 @@ class SoftSwitches:
 
 class Apple2:
 
-    def __init__(self, options, display, speaker):
+    def __init__(self, options, display, speaker, cassette):
         self.display = display
         self.speaker = speaker
-        self.softswitches = SoftSwitches(display, speaker)
+        self.softswitches = SoftSwitches(display, speaker, cassette)
 
         args = [
             sys.executable,
@@ -391,6 +416,7 @@ def usage():
     print >>sys.stderr
     print >>sys.stderr, "Usage: applepy.py [options]"
     print >>sys.stderr
+    print >>sys.stderr, "    -c, --cassette Cassette wav file to load"
     print >>sys.stderr, "    -R, --rom      ROM file to use (default A2ROM.BIN)"
     print >>sys.stderr, "    -r, --ram      RAM file to load (default none)"
     print >>sys.stderr, "    -q, --quiet    Quiet mode, no sounds (default sounds)"
@@ -400,6 +426,7 @@ def usage():
 def get_options():
     class Options:
         def __init__(self):
+            self.cassette = None
             self.rom = "A2ROM.BIN"
             self.ram = None
             self.quiet = False
@@ -408,7 +435,10 @@ def get_options():
     a = 1
     while a < len(sys.argv):
         if sys.argv[a].startswith("-"):
-            if sys.argv[a] in ("-R", "--rom"):
+            if sys.argv[a] in ("-c", "--cassette"):
+                a += 1
+                options.cassette = sys.argv[a]
+            elif sys.argv[a] in ("-R", "--rom"):
                 a += 1
                 options.rom = sys.argv[a]
             elif sys.argv[a] in ("-r", "--ram"):
@@ -429,6 +459,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     options = get_options()
     display = Display()
     speaker = None if options.quiet else Speaker()
+    cassette = Cassette(options.cassette) if options.cassette else None
 
-    apple = Apple2(options, display, speaker)
+    apple = Apple2(options, display, speaker, cassette)
     apple.run()