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From: TStewart@massey.ac.nz (T.M. Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Help wanted on CBM 64 disk drives/archiving programs/"best" games
Keywords: CBM 64, disk drives, archiving utilities, games
Message-ID: <566@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 18 Feb 90 21:28:03 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Hello Netfolks,

I recently bought a CBM 64 (Commodore 64) together with
a tape drive and some games as a home entertainment
package.

Having started with TRS-80's and then moved onto IBM PC's
it's not a machine I know very much about and I would appreciate
anyone giving me some help with the following questions

1. Is it possible to use a standard IBM-type 40 or 80 track
   disk drive for this machine rather than the infamous
   1540's (i.e. is there an interface available)

2. Can you hook a hard disk up to a C64

2. Are there archiving utilities around for CBM software?

3. In your opinion, what piece of software (game I guess?)
   demonstrates the C64's graphics and sound capabilities to
   the full.


I must say that the graphics and sound capabilities surprised
me, especially from games software written recently.  My IBM
AT doesn't seem capable of these dazzling displays.  Perhaps
I just don't have the right software?

Yours in anticipation


Terry Stewart
Massey University
Palmerston North
New Zealand


P.S.  I was also given a VIC 20.  Same as above for that