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Racer Zviad (ზვიად) (hausiusi)
Race Number 9949
Date Mon, 11 Aug 2014 9:13:27
Speed 86 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.9%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)
Opponents oryptic (3rd place)

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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)