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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Bret (ocktaine)
Race Number 40
Date Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:55:53
Speed 68 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents kjobben (2nd place) kreekree (3rd place) thomasisdeman (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)