Ming (shemilly)

Race #18

View Pit Stop page for race #18 by shemillyGhost race

View profile for Ming (shemilly)

Official speed 56.13 wpm (70.76 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 2, 2012 2:01:47pm UTC
Race Finish April 2, 2012 2:02:58pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 1. chesu (69.38 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.