Alex (thearguer)

Race #598

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Official speed 117.80 wpm (33.72 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 19, 2014 1:49:49am UTC
Race Finish April 19, 2014 1:50:23am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.