How fast does Bisqwit type?

Ever wonder how fast I type? Watch this video to see, as I use a homebrew DOS game to find out. Click “show more” to view more information. Check out the FAQ in the comment section for any questions!

In the Finnish test (yes, olen suomalainen), I peaked 10mrs of 4128, with end result of 3845. (Avg. 6.41 characters per second.)

In the English test, I peaked 10mrs of 3601, with end result of 3545. (Avg. 5.91 characters per second.)

Note that these readings are likely very incorrect, because it is impossible to get accurate timings from a program run in DOSBox. For more details, read the FAQ in the comment section of this video.

My links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealBisqwit
Patreon: https://patreon.com/Bisqwit (alternatives at https://iki.fi/bisqwit/donate.html)
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/RealBisqwit
Homepage: https://iki.fi/bisqwit/

You can contribute subtitles/captions at: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=jnkOcAkLkBU Or to any video on my channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UCKTehwyGCKF-b2wo0RKwrcg

Here's the video that shows how I make programming videos: https://youtu.be/5Da6ZyQJjE0

Download WSpeed: https://bisqwit.iki.fi/wspeed/
It is a 16-bit DOS program. It will _not_ work in 64-bit Windows without a DOS emulator. The best way to run it would be to run it under MS-DOS (operating system) on a PC, but this is hardly feasible today for anyone. The second best way is to install DOSBox (available for many operating systems), and use that. You can run the game using DOSBox. When you launch DOSBox, you will have to ”mount” the drive or directory where you unpacked the game, and navigate to the right subdirectory using “cd” commands, and then run the game by typing its name. Aside from the “mount” command this is just basic DOS handling.

The red flashing is WSpeed saying that your computer (i.e. DOSBox, if you run it under DOSBox) is too slow. If you get red flashing in the game, here’s how to fix it. By default, DOSBox emulates a 3 MHz computer, but hitting Ctrl+F12 increases the emulated CPU clock speed. But if you make the emulated CPU clock too fast, it may actually make DOSBox slow.

Because of these issues, WSpeed+DOSBox is not an accurate way to measure your typing speed. I have provided it for entertainment purposes only.

You can buy the same model of USB keyboard that I used, here (USA layout): https://bisqwit.iki.fi/dx/p/106619

NOTE: Clarification on my definition of “uncut”: I do alternate between different picture-in-picture set-ups, and I do swap audio between different streams, but the progression of time will be uninterrupted, and footage will be shown for every second in the order it happened and at unedited pace (starting from about 1 minute into the video).

NOTE: Clarification on my definition of “blind” / “first try”: Of course I have played this game before. I was the one who created it. But it has been over 15 years. It hardly counts as “training” for the purposes of getting a good result in this video.

Any other questions? Read the FAQ in the comment section.

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