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Pit Stop
Racer Adam (adamnotsmith)
Race Number 9
Date Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:08:00
Speed 74 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.8%
Rank 1st place (out of 2)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)

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