Mark Egan (ehgan)

Race #5138

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Official speed 72.50 wpm (54.79 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 17, 2016 9:09:12am UTC
Race Finish October 17, 2016 9:10:06am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. activy (102.01 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
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.