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Pit Stop
Racer Evriel (evriel)
Race Number 48
Date Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:24:33
Speed 140 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.5%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)

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)