KayKay (ekay)

Race #96

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Official speed 90.70 wpm (43.79 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 8, 2016 8:30:13am UTC
Race Finish April 8, 2016 8:30:57am UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Accuracy 90.0%
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.