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typeracer

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Racer ソンニ (fdtse)
Race Number 86
Date Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:04:05
Speed 62 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 88.3%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents damirme (5th place) hackerxxx0021 (3rd place) hamid_homa (4th 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)