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Pit Stop
Racer Siavas (siavas)
Race Number 49
Date Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:21:31
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents anonelf (3rd 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)