jan (raburt)

Race #3505

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Official speed 48.80 wpm (81.39 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 12, 2013 8:06:43am UTC
Race Finish July 12, 2013 8:08:04am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Opponents 1. misslara (64.62 wpm)
3. deacon_cu (53.39 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.