Pure (despaireternal)

Race #36

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Official speed 132.63 wpm (29.95 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 26, 2014 11:54:30pm UTC
Race Finish December 26, 2014 11:55:00pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.