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typeracer

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Racer Mark (markido)
Race Number 47
Date Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:12:19
Speed 78 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 3)
Opponents beatnik307 (2nd place) cab0san (1st place)

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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)