OK got the Commodore 64 .... now where do I get software?

[ami_junki]

Yay!  The commodore 64 arrived today, got it hooked up to the TV now but I am a bit stuck on where to get software, the system came with a cassette drive but I am a bit stumped on how to get new software onto the tapes or how to download apps.  It came with a modem, is there a BBS I could connect to or a maybe a small HD?

Cheers,

Timo

[ami_junki]

Wow guys, thanks for all the responses, some really interesting ideas there, maybe i will look at getting a disk drive then, also i saw something called the IDE64 ... seems like you can plug in a SD card or IDE hard disk to the Commodore 64, anyone had any experience with this?

[ami_junki]

At the moment I just have the A1200, Commodore 64 and a MacBook ... will probably use the Amiga 1200 to a Commodore 64 disk drive.  How slow will it be?

redrumloa wrote:
What type of big box do you have around? At the very least you need to buy yourself a 1541 disk drive.

Here are some options based on platform, both require an X cable (X1541, XA1541, XE1541 etc) hooked to a real commodore disk drive (typically 1541)
Star Commander
OpenCBM

You could also buy a Catweasel and PC 5.25 floppy drive, but the Catweasel is sold out ATM.

[ami_junki]

Thanks again guys for all your help, seems like there are a lot of Commodore 64 fans still about  :-) I check on ebay as this is the only place where I can get Commodore 64 stuff and found this drive,  Disk Drive hopefully this is the right one.  Here is the set up that I got:

Commodore 64

Maybe if this is the right drive, downloading software on the Amiga and then transferring it through the drive will be the best option for me at the moment ... that just gets me onto the problem of getting the Amiga 1200 connected to the router lol ..[

[ami_junki]

Ok that sounds pretty neat, gives me more of an excuse to use my miggy then too.  How easy is it to connect an a1200 to a router?  i presume you can use any pcmcia ethernet card with it and the right drivers?