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Racer Jan (palmitch)
Race Number 50
Date Sun, 6 Nov 2016 22:20:30
Speed 74 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.4%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents baryla69baryla69 (5th place) justiceex (1st place) keystrokemycock (3rd place)

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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)