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Pit Stop
Racer shahid mansab (shahid01)
Race Number 2
Date Sat, 22 Jul 2023 13:20:58
Speed 50 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.5%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents ayvar (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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