monk (harry_tuttle)

Race #2665

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Official speed 53.41 wpm (74.37 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 17, 2015 12:05:22am UTC
Race Finish October 17, 2015 12:06:36am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Accuracy 89.0%
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.