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typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Brendan (kangawallafoxx)
Race Number 13
Date Wed, 4 Oct 2017 13:01:12
Speed 68 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.3%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents pcote (2nd place) tomcolemak (1st 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)

Typing Review: