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typeracer

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Racer ♛Thomas♛ (onyx666)
Race Number 202
Date Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:47:25
Speed 75 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.2%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents emeris85 (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)