Jakob (mrjakob)

Race #153

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Official speed 79.26 wpm (50.11 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 23, 2012 10:50:25am UTC
Race Finish October 23, 2012 10:51:15am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.