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Pit Stop
Racer Andrew (andrewturangan)
Race Number 6
Date Thu, 16 May 2019 22:05:17
Speed 112 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 99.1%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)
Opponents keegant (1st 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)

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