David (daviddpn)

Race #23

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Official speed 69.92 wpm (56.81 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 18, 2014 12:46:19am UTC
Race Finish March 18, 2014 12:47:16am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. wolfrayne (87.31 wpm)
2. coco212 (73.02 wpm)
Accuracy 92.0%
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.