Newton (nklflips)

Race #1446

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Official speed 72.84 wpm (54.53 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 11, 2019 12:02:50am UTC
Race Finish October 11, 2019 12:03:45am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. fulmerformal (100.34 wpm)
2. felixmach5 (86.51 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
Points 55.85
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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.