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Pit Stop
Racer mairzydoats_mason (jjohn881)
Race Number 1588
Date Wed, 8 May 2013 1:57:41
Speed 90 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.5%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents blurreh (1st place) slightly (2nd place) xacked (4th place)

Text typed:

In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.
— (book) by Rick Beyer (see stats)