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Pit Stop
Racer jaypee__official (johnbaba)
Race Number 295
Date Thu, 9 Mar 2023 20:26:12
Speed 50 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents ab_c (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)

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