Disk Archive — Compute PC Magazine Disk July 1989 Volume 3 No.4 Issue 12 (Compute-PC-Magazine-Disk_July-1989_Volume-3_No.4

▸ Disk Identity

Image Size	360 KB
Filesystem	FAT12
Floppy Type	360KB
Form Factor	5.25"
Format Notes	IBM DOS 2.0 DS/DD
Volume Label	PCDK0789
Cylinders	40
Heads	2
Sectors/Track	9
Total Sectors	720

Physical disk scan — Compute-PC-Magazine-Disk_July-1989_Volume-3_No.4_Issue-12

Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

8FILES

0DIRECTORIES

318.5 KBTOTAL DATA

Used capacity	88.5%
Slack space	11.5% (41.5 KB)
Date range	1989-04-06
Largest file	-MENUMAT.EXE (122.4 KB)
Cross-disk dupes	0 file(s)
AV status	✓ CLEAN

Disk SHA-256:480387a6aab04a9f39348e2453af5bdb15a0c47e7dee33fa31b1a8c8e8362b5b

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=250, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-05-18 1345 (GMT/UTC)

NOTES: 
Disk purchased as part of a batch of 7 'Compute!' PC magazine cover-disks, shipped to England from Las Vegas.

Publication and disk called "Compute!" but ! knocked from the filename for NetDrive compatibility reasons.

Excellent packaging. 

Disk was found heavily contaminated with mould. Attempt made to read disk as-is, but failed on all sectors.

Disk drive heads thoroughly cleaned (3x 'gw clean' cycles with a isopropyl alcohol-soaked cleaning disk).

Method:

1) Disk unsleaved. 
2) Bathed in a 2 drops washing up liquid / warm water solution.
3) Disk gently cleaned with lint-free swab on both sides and dried thoroughly. 
4) Magnetic media inserted into clean donor sleave for archiving. 
5) Bad sector re-read: multiple sectors still cannot be read. 
6) Using FluxEngine media map, returned to cleaning bath for further swabbing.
7) Dried and returned to donor sleeve once more. 
7) Bad sector re-read: Successful. 

100% media recovery.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ COMPUTE-PC-MAGAZINE-DISK_JULY-1989_VOLUME-3_NO.4_ISSUE-12.IMG
│
├── -MENUMAT.EXE             122.4 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:8a09b17fb133da619db66e2fd3bb3ae3b801f1fd4c254672d4165c2307a2bf4d
├── -NIFTY.EXE                63.9 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:e06d45cf640131cbeed0b5f2f84e853cb791b5efe7430bf90e444ea1d61dd67e
├── -PRTLABL.EXE             102.3 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:b1e6df5241810df09d640706c863856e95021691d109c85617da88ee8a3d66cf
├── CGA.COM                    3.6 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:9a06a3fa355a2caa31ce6f30a78f5f6f39aa8a0ca90432c6fabcb36e3a4160a3
├── FF.COM                        7 B  1989-04-06  sha256:2bdbc41a8e7d65daa46f3699631ca7af999faef2fccc288e469fdeb549537f2b
├── README                    12.3 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:3992d5115f2be33e440f26e38b8c1f71c42473d55562877340db9ff8411ceeb3
├── T.EXE                     10.9 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:fb0249d8c69638e2d0aea062c4f8e4222eaccf918b6a84765ef16b0775f9ff53
└── CGA.DOC                      3 KB  1989-04-06  sha256:f1df8a06a793701123135a0470e4d4f2a054e1b07460088cf65f98085a1d1639
│
└─ END COMPUTE-PC-MAGAZINE-DISK_JULY-1989_VOLUME-3_NO.4_ISSUE-12.IMG

▸ File Manifest

Path	Size	Modified	SHA-256
-MENUMAT.EXE	122.4 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	8a09b17fb133da619db66e2fd3bb3ae3b801f1fd4c254672d4165c2307a2bf4d
-NIFTY.EXE	63.9 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	e06d45cf640131cbeed0b5f2f84e853cb791b5efe7430bf90e444ea1d61dd67e
-PRTLABL.EXE	102.3 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	b1e6df5241810df09d640706c863856e95021691d109c85617da88ee8a3d66cf
CGA.COM	3.6 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	9a06a3fa355a2caa31ce6f30a78f5f6f39aa8a0ca90432c6fabcb36e3a4160a3
FF.COM	7 B	1989-04-06 14:04	2bdbc41a8e7d65daa46f3699631ca7af999faef2fccc288e469fdeb549537f2b
README 📄 view	12.3 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	3992d5115f2be33e440f26e38b8c1f71c42473d55562877340db9ff8411ceeb3
T.EXE	10.9 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	fb0249d8c69638e2d0aea062c4f8e4222eaccf918b6a84765ef16b0775f9ff53
CGA.DOC 📄 view	3 KB	1989-04-06 14:04	f1df8a06a793701123135a0470e4d4f2a054e1b07460088cf65f98085a1d1639

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED

8FILES SCANNED

0INFECTED

0ERRORS

32.49sSCAN TIME

Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990 · via clamdscan

Infected files: 0
Time: 0.007 sec (0 m 0 s)

▸ Archive.org

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▸ Live Access via mTCP NetDrive

This disk image is available for immediate live access on the public X86.WORLD mTCP NetDrive service. Mount it directly as a drive letter on any DOS machine with a network connection — no download required.

DOS COMMAND

NETDRIVE CONNECT disks.x86.world:2002 Compute-PC-Magazine-Disk_July-1989_Volume-3_No.4_Issue-12.img D:

Requires mTCP and a configured packet driver. Replace D: with any free drive letter. The connection is session-scoped (writeable, but only for your connected session).
Type NETDRIVE DISCONNECT D: to unmount.