Ian (iansmale)

Race #73

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Official speed 50.54 wpm (94.02 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 28, 2013 9:14:14pm UTC
Race Finish September 28, 2013 9:15:48pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. busey (62.03 wpm)
Accuracy 88.0%
Points 0.00
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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.