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Racer Eddie (eddie80)
Race Number 76
Date Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:42:33
Speed 77 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents jonas9 (1st place) wrodar (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)