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Racer MoDX (trollcannon)
Race Number 17
Date Fri, 5 Feb 2016 13:20:53 +0000
Speed 59 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 93.5%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents 8arca (2nd place) adyso2 (3rd place)

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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)