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Pit Stop
Racer Carl (doctorkohaku)
Race Number 533
Date Sat, 13 Nov 2021 5:07:01
Speed 93 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.4%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents baipiaoker (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)

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