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Race #873

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Official speed 49.59 wpm (80.10 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 5, 2012 3:18:03pm UTC
Race Finish May 5, 2012 3:19:23pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Accuracy 99.0%
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.