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Racer ThePhantom (phantomix)
Race Number 55
Date Sat, 9 Oct 2021 08:56:24 +0000
Speed 61 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.7%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents delvern (2nd place) ergotypist (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)

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