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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer James (spyrou)
Race Number 17
Date Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:15:31
Speed 41 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.9%
Rank 10th place (out of 10)
Opponents dakkroth (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)