Pete (phoc41)

Race #1474

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Official speed 63.65 wpm (62.40 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 24, 2013 6:26:48pm UTC
Race Finish December 24, 2013 6:27:50pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Accuracy 86.0%
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.