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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Peter (pero_k4)
Race Number 1388
Date Sat, 27 Jun 2015 17:20:29
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.1%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents clarissamaranne (2nd place) js201 (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)