Katie (progress_2010)

Race #701

View Pit Stop page for race #701 by progress_2010Ghost race

View profile for Katie (progress_2010)

Official speed 54.70 wpm (86.87 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 23, 2010 2:41:19pm UTC
Race Finish February 23, 2010 2:42:46pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Points 0.00
Text #272 (Length: 396 characters)

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.