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Racer Mecha (mechadestroyer)
Race Number 29
Date Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:47:48 +0000
Speed 90 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.2%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents eridpnc (3rd place) gl701 (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)

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