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Race #5460

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Official speed 137.65 wpm (28.86 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 22, 2012 8:36:31pm UTC
Race Finish September 22, 2012 8:37:00pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Accuracy 88.0%
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.