Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
With this video I demonstrate using a Commodore 64 in 2016 to print using a modern laser printer. This is a real commodore 64 computer with a Turbo Chameleon 64 (TC64) accelerator. Also used is a CMD Hard Drive. The printer interface is a typical IEC to Centronics/parallel printer interface used with the C64.
Everything is lightning fast with the exception of print speed. Since the data is passed over the old slow IEC, it can take 2-3 minutes to feed all the data. In the old days a dot matrix printer would start printing right away but take 4++ minutes to print, this way the printer sits idle until all data is received and then prints the page in about a second.
With this video I demonstrate using a Commodore 64 in 2016 to print using a modern laser printer. This is a real commodore 64 computer with a Turbo Chameleon 64 (TC64) accelerator. Also used is a CMD Hard Drive. The printer interface is a typical IEC to Centronics/parallel printer interface used with the C64.
Everything is lightning fast with the exception of print speed. Since the data is passed over the old slow IEC, it can take 2-3 minutes to feed all the data. In the old days a dot matrix printer would start printing right away but take 4++ minutes to print, this way the printer sits idle until all data is received and then prints the page in about a second.
