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typeracer

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Racer Sweet (krepp)
Race Number 36
Date Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:13:56
Speed 63 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.9%
Rank 2nd place (out of 3)
Opponents m3rky (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)

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