William (wdk5013)

Race #695

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Official speed 72.64 wpm (54.68 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 27, 2013 1:53:27am UTC
Race Finish November 27, 2013 1:54:22am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
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.