peter (pbang)

Race #197

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Official speed 94.52 wpm (42.02 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 14, 2020 6:31:40pm UTC
Race Finish April 14, 2020 6:32:22pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 1. maybenonquit (102.32 wpm)
2. tim_han1234 (97.55 wpm)
3. dhonuill (96.93 wpm)
5. whitrodomas (73.26 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 72.47
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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.