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typeracer

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Racer Hi. (gramad)
Race Number 11
Date Wed, 6 Aug 2014 19:43:17
Speed 47 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 87.8%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents fedario (1st place) paintingcat12 (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)