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Race #1772

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Official speed 58.23 wpm (81.61 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 30, 2010 2:54:26am UTC
Race Finish October 30, 2010 2:55:48am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Points 0.00
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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.