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Racer twitch.tv/philliesmagic - Offline (fightin_phils)
Race Number 163
Date Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:40:31 +0000
Universe accuracy
Speed 147 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 100.0%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)

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)