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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.
— The Greatest Stories Never Told (book) by Rick Beyer
Language: English
This text has been typed more than 1000 times:
Avg. speed: 78 WPM
Avg. accuracy: 96.6%

Top 10 scores for this text

User Speed Accuracy Points Place Date Options
1 joshua728 213 WPM 100% 238 1/3 Oct 24, 2022
2 arenasnow2 197 WPM 98% N/A 1/2 May 28, 2017
3 slekap 190 WPM 98% 212 1/2 Dec 27, 2024
4 freshfastjashe 183 WPM 100% 204 1/2 Jun 3, 2021
5 inconsistency 179 WPM 98% 200 1/3 Dec 4, 2021
6 etherealvoid 179 WPM 98% 199 1/3 May 22, 2023
7 chakk 178 WPM 97% 199 1/3 Apr 12, 2020
8 iamtyperacer 176 WPM 99% 197 1/1 Jun 3, 2023
9 allknowing 176 WPM N/A N/A 1/3 Dec 29, 2009
10 g1_petroleum 176 WPM 100% 196 1/2 Jun 22, 2024