Doug (poglas)

Race #61

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Official speed 116.19 wpm (34.19 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 27, 2012 5:13:53pm UTC
Race Finish February 27, 2012 5:14:28pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Accuracy 92.0%
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.