Ford Typewriter Ford Typewriter The Ford typewriter was an early prototype typewriter introduced in 1895 by Eugene A. Ford, who later became chief development engineer at IBM (no relation to Henry Ford who founded the Ford Motor Company). It was a commercial failure and only a few were manufactured. Unlike many competing typewriters of this time, it was a forward-striking machine, meaning the hammer struck forward against the paper which was held against the platen roller, instead of up from underneath. This allowed the typist to see the text as it was typed, which was not possible in most other typewriters of
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller is the first album by the Norwegian rock band Wig Wam. The album was released on January 10, 2005. The album was original released on March 8, 2004 under the name "667.. The Neighbour of the Beast" which featured the same tracks as on the reissue, with the addition of an instrumental track "The Drop" and a radio version of "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller", and "In My Dreams". The album increased the band's reputation in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia and was Wig Wam's final