FP (forpractice)

Race #617

View Pit Stop page for race #617 by forpracticeGhost race

View profile for FP (forpractice)

Official speed 119.05 wpm (33.36 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 9, 2014 1:52:55am UTC
Race Finish February 9, 2014 1:53:28am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 0.00
Text #275 (Length: 331 characters)

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.