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title: "PUG News: QL Demos, Mouse Hack, Spectrum 128 News"
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published_at: "2026-03-14T12:40:27+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-14T12:40:27+00:00"
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excerpt: "PUG news: Jack Dohany adapted Radio Shack mouse for TS2068 with full-sized IBM-style keyboard; Jay Brockman added Cribbage to EPROM cartridge; Pat Morrissey working on mass storage comparison; Norm Lehfeldt demonstrating QL. Mentions Spectrum 128 launched in Spain (~$170 UK, 50-key keyboard, AY sound chip, RS232, 128K); rumors of GEM OS on QL. Timelinez index…"
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volume: "3"
issue: "12"
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    title: "Timelinez v3 n12"
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pubdate: "December 1985"
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---

PUG news: Jack Dohany adapted Radio Shack mouse for TS2068 with full-sized IBM-style keyboard; Jay Brockman added Cribbage to EPROM cartridge; Pat Morrissey working on mass storage comparison; Norm Lehfeldt demonstrating QL. Mentions Spectrum 128 launched in Spain (~$170 UK, 50-key keyboard, AY sound chip, RS232, 128K); rumors of GEM OS on QL. Timelinez index updated on Vu-File.