Bookspinner (bookspinner)

Race #224

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Official speed 83.10 wpm (47.80 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 6, 2011 12:22:25pm UTC
Race Finish December 6, 2011 12:23:13pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 3. jaysondanewillingster (79.26 wpm)
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.