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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Jonathan (jboom)
Race Number 1870
Date Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:12:36
Speed 62 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 87.3%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)
Opponents xpesko (1st 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)