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Racer Isabella (isabellab)
Race Number 16
Date Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:39:55 +0000
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.9%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents bigzeek3 (2nd place) pigrabbit_rockstar (4th place) saabbrriinnaa (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)