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Pit Stop
Racer Marcel (zyphx)
Race Number 3431
Date Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:10:23
Speed 70 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 88.6%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents _akimbo_ (2nd place) kiefblunt (3rd place) odebonbon (1st 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)