edgar (bumbleblast)

Race #1516

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Official speed 68.58 wpm (57.92 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 10, 2013 11:46:28am UTC
Race Finish November 10, 2013 11:47:26am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.