Jim (ifeelhyper)

Race #186

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Official speed 100.60 wpm (39.48 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 27, 2014 10:37:52am UTC
Race Finish May 27, 2014 10:38:32am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. inviolable1 (112.40 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.