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Pit Stop
Racer Michael (magic_michael)
Race Number 3822
Date Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:43:33
Speed 57 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.4%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents cheesy_goodness (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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