Chris (rawprawns)

Race #1069

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Official speed 53.45 wpm (74.31 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 19, 2012 11:21:53pm UTC
Race Finish June 19, 2012 11:23:08pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 2)
Accuracy 94.0%
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.