Sherzat (sherzat3)

Race #505

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Official speed 64.26 wpm (61.81 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 15, 2012 10:05:37am UTC
Race Finish July 15, 2012 10:06:39am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 1. kasparovsky (71.51 wpm)
2. john_e (65.39 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.