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Racer Hari (thor_03)
Race Number 452
Date Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:49:06
Speed 42 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.3%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents octoberboy (4th place) veniax (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)

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