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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Code (ambulo)
Race Number 123
Date Fri, 7 Dec 2012 19:07:58
Speed 65 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 86.2%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents iigori (4th place) mparq (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)