Eskil (eskizzle)

Race #29

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Official speed 68.37 wpm (58.10 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 26, 2013 1:38:37pm UTC
Race Finish March 26, 2013 1:39:35pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. avenkata@live.com (71.97 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.