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Racer Switch_to_Colemak (nuhyamin)
Race Number 1062
Date Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:35:23 +0000
Speed 47 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.7%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents phonelock (3rd place) typethequote (1st 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)