Charles (clydoscope)

Race #1699

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Official speed 80.28 wpm (49.48 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 27, 2022 8:59:11am UTC
Race Finish December 27, 2022 9:00:01am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. aji3 (89.24 wpm)
3. candlelight8 (79.55 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 61.55
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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.