Brand new used C-64 PC

So I poked my nose into the local Salvation Army, on the off chance they have one of those 60s style stereo "furniture" things. The kind with a radio, turntable, red velvet booze drawer and obligatory lounge hits LP, all disguised as a small sideboard. They didn't, but they did have a C-64. Now I'm young enough that the first PC I got to play on was an IBM PCjr. So I know very little about C-64s. However, 10 dollars canadian got me : C-64 Personal Computer 2 x 1541 floppy drives (one w/ lever, one w/ "door") MPS 1200 dot matrix printer w/ tractor feed Joystick (wico) power supply, some cables, manual for C-64 (not PC) and monitor All the above is dirty, though no scratches nor dents. Conspicously missing : Monitor Software I've tested the C-64 by plugging in a floppy drive in, turning everything on, and blind-typing load "foo",8. Red LED on the drive came on, noises were made, red LED started a blinken. When I turn the printer on, the LEDs come on, the out of paper LED flashes. FF causes the (imaginary) paper to feed. LF works also. This printer reminds a lot of my old Epson LX-80. So now the call for help. What sites would you recomend to learn about hacking these things? Is there software available? Can one get floppy images and write them w/ a 5.25" drive on modern PCs? When I get a TV or monitor rigged up, I'd like to learn 6502 assembler (I already know z80 and 8086 assembler). There is a port marked "serial" on back. I'm guessing that all the periferals plug into this. Floppy drives and printer. (Hmm... if the MPS-1200 is a serial printer, could one get a converter and plug it into a wyse 85 or vt220?) The other thing I would like to do is hook it up to my main computer (prolly as a serial terminal) and then get on the net. I aim to recreate the authentic B1FF experience. :) The manual leads me to believe the serial port on a C-64 isn't compatible w/ RS-232, however. :( -Philip