matt (mattblitz)

Race #15

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Official speed 116.26 wpm (34.16 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 2, 2012 12:51:30am UTC
Race Finish October 2, 2012 12:52:04am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Accuracy 83.0%
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.