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Pit Stop
Racer Chris (resignss)
Race Number 46
Date Sat, 9 Sep 2017 1:38:59
Speed 48 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.6%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents legacyxp (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)

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