Patrick (verona)

Race #10363

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Official speed 125.11 wpm (31.75 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 23, 2013 8:24:19pm UTC
Race Finish February 23, 2013 8:24:51pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. myuille (101.85 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 0.00
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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.