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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Ted (tedsson)
Race Number 93
Date Fri, 20 May 2016 13:14:25
Speed 56 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 88.7%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents papercreeper (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)