Loading Programs On A Commodore 64:

To load a program from a disk, type:

LOAD "PROGNAME",8

(Where PROGNAME is the program's name as stored on the disk, of course.) If
you don't know the program name on the disk, just type the following exactly
as it appears, which will load the first program on the disk:

LOAD "*",8

You can also bring up a listing of all programs on a floppy disk by typing
the following two commands:

LOAD "$",8
LIST

The ",8" signifies device 8, which is the disk drive. If you do not specify
a device number, the computer assumes device number 1. Device 1 is the
cassette tape drive, which is why loading a program from a tape is even
easier:

LOAD "PROGNAME"

...Or (to load the first program on the tape):

LOAD

In any case, after you have LOADed the program, just type RUN to get it to
run.