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Racer Periwinkle (niknik2121)
Race Number 283
Date Thu, 29 Sep 2016 03:53:06 +0000
Speed 89 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 92.7%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents devonschaefer (4th place) phonhay (3rd place) portial (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)