jplow (jplow)

Race #9375

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Official speed 98.77 wpm (40.21 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 21, 2012 3:21:11am UTC
Race Finish May 21, 2012 3:21:51am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Opponents 2. a_baby (78.00 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
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.