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Racer Anders (graffz)
Race Number 146
Date Mon, 7 Apr 2014 12:33:31 +0000
Speed 103 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.7%
Rank 1st place (out of 4)
Opponents clownvid (3rd place) colemak5 (2nd place)

Text typed:

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)