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Racer Reuben (electriclzombie)
Race Number 1068
Date Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:17:53 +0000
Speed 60 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 5)
Opponents 5411 (2nd place) ryuf (1st place)

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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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)