Ericc (room_20four)

Race #509

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Official speed 71.69 wpm (55.41 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 23, 2013 11:40:08am UTC
Race Finish January 23, 2013 11:41:03am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Opponents 1. graveofsorrow (85.42 wpm)
Accuracy 92.0%
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.