monk (harry_tuttle)

Race #657

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Official speed 59.88 wpm (66.33 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 17, 2012 9:47:28pm UTC
Race Finish July 17, 2012 9:48:34pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 1. ziel (96.54 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.