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TyperA - test your typing skills
« on: January 30, 2006, 12:19 PM »
http://typera.tk/

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Your score: 341 keys per minute ~ 68 words per minute
Language/mode: de
Ranking: That was fast - you can still improve, though.
Comparison: 23% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 77% have a lower or equal result.

How fast are you? Just paste the results in here like I did.
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2006, 12:31 PM »
cool site!

Damn you are fast brotherS.  my best score after 3 tries: 289.
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38% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 62% have a lower or equal result.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2006, 01:17 PM »
Your score: 425 keys per minute ~ 85 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: That was fast - you can still improve, though.
Comparison: 11% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 89% have a lower or equal result.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2006, 01:22 PM by allen »

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2006, 02:31 PM »
It is so bad to do it in portuguese... Lost of words don't get typed the right way (java's fault) anyways, my results:
Your score: 227 keys per minute ~ 45 words per minute
Language/mode: po
Ranking: Not bad!
Comparison: 43% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 57% have a lower or equal result.
Allen and brotherS: how can you type so fast? You must have a special keyboard, right? Or your keyboard only lasts for one month? ;)

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2006, 03:16 PM »
hrm, seems pretty fscked up... appearantly I missed one word at the start, and what I thought was highlighting of the current word to type was indicating I was typing wrong - doh. I was pretty fast tho :P
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2006, 03:16 PM »
I've just got a plain jane keyboard that came with cheap emachines computer ;) I've been coding web pages/scripts for a few years though. (What's your excuse, mouser? :)

Actually I've slowed down a good bit over the last few years.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2006, 03:21 PM »
There, redid the test: 439 keys per minute ~ 87 words per minute. 14 mistakes, though :(
9% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 91% have a lower or equal result.
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2006, 03:37 PM »
my excuse: i'm off my caffeine this week.

ps. damned you all  >:(

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2006, 03:37 PM »
Allen and brotherS: how can you type so fast? You must have a special keyboard, right? Or your keyboard only lasts for one month? ;)
Hehe... no, just a 'natural' keyboard - that's in use for more than a year already now and still looks pretty good...
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I just tried the test again:

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Your score: 360 keys per minute ~ 72 words per minute
Language/mode: de
Ranking: That was fast - you can still improve, though.
Comparison: 17% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 83% have a lower or equal result.
Thank you.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2006, 04:49 PM »
Hmm  :(

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Your score: system error: divided by null.
Sorry but our system can't manage your backwardnesses speed. Please try to type a little bit faster. Do you want to try again?
Greetings, Stefan.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2006, 04:51 PM »
hehehehehee

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2006, 05:03 PM »
Allright, here is the hole trueness:

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Your score: 166 keys per minute ~ 33 words per minute
Language/mode: de
Ranking: Not bad!
Comparison: 83% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 17% have a lower or equal result.

double  :(
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2006, 09:24 PM »
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Your score: 193 keys per minute ~ 38 words per minute
Language/mode: classic-en
Ranking: Not bad!
Comparison: 67% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 33% have a lower or equal result.

Ah... but,

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Mistakes:
(LOTS of backspaces)

I have a neurosis that prevents me from allowing mis... mis-sp... misspelling
Seriously, for some weird reason, typos stick out like sore thumbs to me and my worst habit is to "Preview" my forum posts until my eyes go all sandy...
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2006, 09:33 PM »
well, i thought i was a fast typer as i do touch-typing - my score isn't even worth repeating here as it is so low. a shall return after i've worn my fingers down to stubs - maybe.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2006, 09:42 PM »
I have a fairly fast typing speed, but it has the disadvantage of bringing a number of typos with it. If I could slow down a bit, my net result would be a higher wpm I think...
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2006, 01:52 AM »
i agree with Edvard, i think this typing test is anti-corrector biased.  all you who are scoring higher than me are obviously making a trillion mistakes that you are able to ignore and not correct, wyle my typingg is alwayz correketed to prefection and thatts why im' being peanilized.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2006, 05:13 AM »
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Your score: 214 keys per minute ~ 42 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: Not bad!
Comparison: 62% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 38% have a lower or equal result.

So I stink at typing random words.  I tend to get ahead of the system.  If I know what I will be typing I can think ahead a word or two and increase my overall speed.  Plus, yes, I like to correct my mistakes.

I never was really good in typing class  ;D
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2006, 05:41 AM »
you know this is a great point that hadn't ocured to me.
this test may be as much a test of READING fast and connecting reading to writing as a test of typing.
the rest of us are faster at typing their own thoughts, you guys are just freaks of nature.
yeah thats my story and im sticking to it.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2006, 08:14 AM »
Any more DC members willing to share their typing speed with us? :)
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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2006, 04:29 PM »
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Your score: 162 keys per minute ~ 32 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: Not bad!
Comparison: 77% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 23% have a lower or equal result.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2006, 04:37 PM »
Hey, that's not too shabby:
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Your score: 260 keys per minute ~ 52 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: You've got potential.
Comparison: 47% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 53% have a lower or equal result.

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2006, 07:23 PM »
Using Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000

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Your score: 467 keys per minute ~ 93 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: Very fast.
Comparison: 6% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 94% have a lower or equal result.

Using IBM Thinkpad T42's keyboard

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Your score: 451 keys per minute ~ 90 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: Very fast.
Comparison: 8% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 92% have a lower or equal result.

I rule!!! :)

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2006, 07:33 PM »
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA -- on my laptop!

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2006, 07:42 PM »
Just thought I'd update the thread with another shy highscore. Tried to beat myself :D

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Re: TyperA - test your typing skills
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2006, 07:53 PM »
must say i'm amazed at these high speeds people are getting. perhaps yet another example of how we tend to believe we are above the average in most things - well, i certainly have to accept my typing is certainly below the average around here. i thought 50 was fast before i saw this thread.

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