john (primitive)

Race #232

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Official speed 72.85 wpm (65.23 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 7, 2012 11:54:59pm UTC
Race Finish December 7, 2012 11:56:04pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 0.00
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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.