Race Updates Discord About Merch
Home Profile History Competitions Texts Upgrade

typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer (joniboi)
Race Number 2717
Date Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:53:24
Speed 82 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98%
Rank 1st place (out of 2)
Opponents jk_t23 (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)

Typing Review: