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Racer oneguardsam (oneguardsam)
Race Number 9948
Date Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:29:40 +0000
Speed 66 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 88.0%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents brian2014 (5th place) dabooger (2nd place) mimickk (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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)