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Racer Austin (iplayconsolesometimes)
Race Number 12
Date Thu, 4 Apr 2019 21:58:52
Speed 64 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.1%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents elnio2803 (1st place) ildodee (2nd place) maydayf (5th 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.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)

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