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Racer Yan (yan_of_yendor)
Race Number 830
Date Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:17:16
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.4%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents ilvayy (4th place) robsontype (3rd 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)

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