Richard (richardgew)

Race #362

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Official speed 91.97 wpm (43.19 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 7, 2017 9:13:45am UTC
Race Finish September 7, 2017 9:14:28am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 70.51
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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.