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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer plugwalking (apart)
Race Number 250
Date Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:29:00
Speed 88 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.2%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents ekshore (2nd 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: