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Pit Stop
Racer robert (simple_robert)
Race Number 41
Date Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:29:40
Speed 84 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.2%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents mbahaquila (1st place) minhluan1590 (3rd place) zyphx (2nd place)

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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)