ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl tˌiːvˈiː tˈaɪpɹaɪɾɚ wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ɐsˈɛmbəl ænd sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ˌaɪsˈiːz wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv pɹədˈʌkʃən sˌoʊ saʊθwˈɛst tˈɛknɪkəl pɹˈɑːdʌkts dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɹˌiːdɪzˈaɪn ðə kˈɪt.
The original TV Typewriter was difficult to assemble and some of the ICs were going out of production so Southwest Technical Products decided to redesign the kit.