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Pit Stop
Racer Adsser (adsser77)
Race Number 338
Date Fri, 4 Jun 2021 0:08:43
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.2%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents arsac (1st place) sonic_mode (3rd place)

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)

Typing Review: