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Racer Karbine (karbine)
Race Number 10
Date Tue, 6 Dec 2022 14:16:43
Speed 89 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.3%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents deeptrout (2nd place) shukuphido (3rd 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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