ZX Spectrum 48K printing to modern HP Envy 5546 Wi-Fi Printer

I made this video just to show some ZX Spectrum programs printing to a modern Wi-Fi printer using my original 1980s Multi-Print centronics interface for the ZX Spectrum with RWAP’s recently created “RetroPrinter“ device which deploys some very clever conversion software on a Raspberry PI. It’s not a tutorial. I’m not highly technical. I’m just a end user that can follow instructions and has come back to my Spectrum to complete the things I did’nt have time to do back in the 1980s :-) The reason I got here is... A year ago, I was helping my 89 year old Dad clear some things out when I came across on old centronincs Epson Stlylus printer he had stored away. Great I thought, I can now do what I could not afford to do back in the 80’s and add a full size printer to my Spectrum set up. I rummaged through the boxes in my loft and eventually found the Multi-Print Centronincs interface, that I never got to use back in the 1980s. I plugged everything in and was delighted to see the Multi-Print test option worked. However, my joy was instantly drained when the old Epson printer failed electronically on a further attempt. After some investigations, it was clear that the old printer was not reasonably repairable. Then a huge sense of relief came over me, when I suddenly remembered that a few years earlier (before I was aware of my Dad’s printer), I had contacted Rich Mellor of RWAP fame about a new Centronics to modern Wi-Fi printer convertor he was creating. This would solve the problem of having to find a replacement 1980s /early 90s printer and maintain it. More still, since my Spectrum could share the same printer as my modern computers, it would save much needed desk space in my very compact “home office“ room too. Delighted it was now fully developed, I bought a RetroPrinter from RWAP a few weeks ago. Combined with my Multi-Print interface, I can now print from my Spectrum 48Kand Toast Rack to my HP Envy 5546 Wi-Fi printer. Multi-Print works well with the Tasword 3 Spectrum wordprocessor. Which I used to write this. It should also support “The Writer“ and “The Last Word“ too, but I was unable to get these to work quickly, so moved on. This is not a disappointment though, as Tasword 3 appears to be better than both of them, which was something I was not aware of in the 80’s! Best wishes to all Speccy enthusiasts out there, and a special thank you to Rich Mellor for creating his RetroPrinter. Paul (Young)