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typeracer

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Racer Raven (thrusted)
Race Number 50
Date Sat, 29 Dec 2012 6:05:37
Speed 74 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.6%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents chinni_ch (4th place) vchris123 (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)