Mitchell (mitchfest)

Race #2788

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Official speed 90.27 wpm (44.00 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 12, 2014 2:37:27pm UTC
Race Finish November 12, 2014 2:38:11pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Opponents 1. artnet (91.24 wpm)
3. cmpleteidiot (86.60 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
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.