Richard (theveditor)

Race #414

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Official speed 70.61 wpm (56.25 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 19, 2018 11:29:21pm UTC
Race Finish April 19, 2018 11:30:18pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Accuracy 96.0%
Points 54.13
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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.