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Racer Ben (papercreeper)
Race Number 135
Date Fri, 20 May 2016 13:14:16
Speed 64 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents tedsson (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)