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Racer Reece (siothrune)
Race Number 183
Date Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:20:09
Speed 58 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents kiliman (3rd place) sqrt_polski (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)