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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Guest (ap12)
Race Number 1289
Date Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:53:47
Speed 54 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91%
Rank 2nd place (out of 4)
Opponents matty134 (1st place) soulxx (4th 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)