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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer tailcatch (tailcatch)
Race Number 15223
Date Sun, 29 May 2022 8:43:09
Speed 121 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.4%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents abdullah_ui (3rd place) vixt (2nd place) zykmoney (4th 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)

Typing Review: