A Transparent Typewriter - Neatorama

Swintec's 2600CC typewriter is a completely modern tool with impressive features such as an 80,000-word dictionary and correction memory.

Here's your puzzle for today: why is it transparent? Make a guess, then click on the link to read the answer.

Link -via American Digest

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Typewriters for prisoners?

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Like anyone would notice if a piece was missing, or am I missing something?

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It's certainly priced for government agencies. $584?! For a TYPEWRITER!?

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@PJG The clear typewriters are actually cheaper than the other models they sell. Not sure why.

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For use in prisons so contraband cannot be hidden inside. I have a clear vintage Boombox around here someplace and I have seen clear TV sets in the past.

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These guys are real fun! Just at their fossil "word processor" for $1,6k

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Clear because the technology is fading to extinction.

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Did someone just say typewriter and modern in the same sentence?

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@Yoyo -- probably, but it might be hard to hide a shank inside.

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As the extinct Martians put it: "Because it's COOL".

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People use typewriters?

How about they just don't leave the prisoners alone with the typewriters?

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For use with in classified facilities and with classified materials.

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It looks remarkably like the Swintec I had back in the late 80's. Of course, I kept my spell-check behind and to the right and usually had a cup of coffee on it.

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It's translucent because it's a throwback to the 1990s, and lots of consumer electronics were translucent back then. It was a common fad. Why hasn't it been updated? Well, why would anyone update a typewriter?

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For use in prisons so contraband cannot be hidden inside. I have a clear vintage Boombox around here someplace and I have seen clear TV sets in the past.

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@PJG The clear typewriters are actually cheaper than the other models they sell. Not sure why.

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It's certainly priced for government agencies. $584?! For a TYPEWRITER!?

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Like anyone would notice if a piece was missing, or am I missing something?

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Typewriters for prisoners?

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