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Racer deadman (aarrgggghh)
Race Number 2629
Date Wed, 31 May 2017 08:49:21 +0000
Speed 76 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.7%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents a_jensen (2nd place) mykle (4th place) sirfulgerul (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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)