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Pit Stop
Racer Amani (amani7)
Race Number 12293
Date Sun, 5 Oct 2014 4:36:40
Speed 49 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.5%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents 4rcher (2nd place) jae1287 (1st place)

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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.
— (book) by Rick Beyer (see stats)