Hey Kevin. This is all good advice, but there is also another way to go - and it's a bit more future-proof. For about the same cost as the Zoom floppy, you can get a device called an SD2IEC or similar. It's very simple - it connects to the IEC (disk drive) port on the C-64 and accepts a micro or mini SD card. This way you only need copy your C-64 titles to SD card (any way you like) and they will be accessible to the C-64. The device behaves like a 1541 / 1571 drive.
I say the SD2IEC is future proof, as it doesn't rely on original 15X1 disk drives or 5-1/2" media, all of which could go away someday. Now _personally_ I use a home-built XM1541 cable with opencbm (free/OSS) to transfer my images to genuine 5-1.4" disk. I only do this as I'm too cheap / broke to buy something else like the SD2IEC. It is exceptionally stable and reliable - once set up, it "just works". Though if you a) run Linux and b) accept a kernel update you will need to c) recompile & re-install opencbm as the module is built specific to the running kernel. This takes only seconds, literally. -Bill On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Robert via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I recently bought a ZoomFloppy from here: http://store.go4retro.com/ > zoomfloppy/ > > I got the version with an IEEE488 conector, for use with a PET, but it > also supports the serial interface used on the C64. > > On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:11 PM, Cameron Kaiser via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> There are some online repositories of C64 software. Having only a little > >> knowledge when it comes to C64_s how do I get a C64 disk > >> image onto a 5 1/4_ floppy? > > > > I use a ZoomFloppy and a real 1541 (actually a 1571). These devices are > > available from many places; Jim Brain built mine, or you can look for any > > xu1541 or xum1541-type device and use OpenCBM to copy that floppy. > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------ personal: > http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- > > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * > ckai...@floodgap.com > > -- BOND THEME NOW PLAYING: "Moonraker" ------------------------------ > ---------- >