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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Alex (osto)
Race Number 39
Date Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:23:44
Speed 76 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.9%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents ice252 (2nd place) rubyjem00 (3rd place) tshafer3 (1st 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)