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Racer Philip (dakkroth)
Race Number 49
Date Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:14:38
Speed 90 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.6%
Rank 1st place (out of 10)
Opponents spyrou (10th 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)