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Racer Shray (stringsh)
Race Number 269
Date Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:18:11
Speed 87 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.2%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents brookssw (4th place) cptchunk (2nd place) pauldlin (1st place)

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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.
— (book) by Rick Beyer (see stats)