Disk Archive — Compute PC Magazine Disk November 1989 Volume 3 No.6 Issue 14 (Compute-PC-Magazine-Disk_November-1989_Volume-3_No.6

▸ 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	PCDK1189
Cylinders	40
Heads	2
Sectors/Track	9
Total Sectors	720

Physical disk scan — Compute-PC-Magazine-Disk_November-1989_Volume-3_No.6_Issue-14

Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

9FILES

0DIRECTORIES

341.4 KBTOTAL DATA

Used capacity	94.8%
Slack space	5.2% (18.6 KB)
Date range	1989-07-27
Largest file	-MEMTOOL.EXE (106.2 KB)
Cross-disk dupes	0 file(s)
AV status	✓ CLEAN

Disk SHA-256:21a9c060c77054493cca3ed2c5de4908bfa54c64341327079a2ffcb9e7e2d320

▸ 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 1430 (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. 

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: 3 sectors still cannot be read. 
6) Using FluxEngine media map, spot-cleaning with isopropyl alcohol undertaken. 
7) Bad sector re-read: Successful. 

100% media recovery.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ COMPUTE-PC-MAGAZINE-DISK_NOVEMBER-1989_VOLUME-3_NO.6_ISSUE-14.IMG
│
├── -BIOCAL.EXE               48.3 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:b4597c90317b4f7e8812ee55b0acc4c4796d2c705688bbc6362647bbf99b83dc
├── -DBOOT.EXE                52.1 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:d444188687bada943756d31555aecb276615e270e1fb1c86586067f393df17bd
├── -KINGDOM.EXE              55.2 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:5e6b41895a0f11869a7384561863589ac90820f135160c8370e2698c9a5e0770
├── -MEMTOOL.EXE             106.2 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:ba561e86856096d6185d007b354bb4d577f486aa34e5862f4f423ea340980547
├── -TO.EXE                     46 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:72659dbc7e4caff151a7860a111c32ff0d6b848ab8074d6f855ec0a4693dc8f3
├── MENU.CTS                    139 B  1989-07-27  sha256:371c728fc626eb24ed0f0e17850547bc292682411b1cc291cbe3833b5510759a
├── MENU.EXE                  19.2 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:dea3cb5855134cb5b602d5f12f86d4846e49aa66fcb64e111c1538e197974b87
├── README                    12.6 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:82cbc4037b96c20114a56149222ea86e369accfbb88a86e8b0dd1864cf4086b2
└── SURVEY89.NOV               1.6 KB  1989-07-27  sha256:c52be542e33e8ac58da8a8669cb7d6f3afd3760cb3abeed48612e6bddb6e99b1
│
└─ END COMPUTE-PC-MAGAZINE-DISK_NOVEMBER-1989_VOLUME-3_NO.6_ISSUE-14.IMG

▸ File Manifest

Path	Size	Modified	SHA-256
-BIOCAL.EXE	48.3 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	b4597c90317b4f7e8812ee55b0acc4c4796d2c705688bbc6362647bbf99b83dc
-DBOOT.EXE	52.1 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	d444188687bada943756d31555aecb276615e270e1fb1c86586067f393df17bd
-KINGDOM.EXE	55.2 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	5e6b41895a0f11869a7384561863589ac90820f135160c8370e2698c9a5e0770
-MEMTOOL.EXE	106.2 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	ba561e86856096d6185d007b354bb4d577f486aa34e5862f4f423ea340980547
-TO.EXE	46 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	72659dbc7e4caff151a7860a111c32ff0d6b848ab8074d6f855ec0a4693dc8f3
MENU.CTS 📄 view	139 B	1989-07-27 04:14	371c728fc626eb24ed0f0e17850547bc292682411b1cc291cbe3833b5510759a
MENU.EXE	19.2 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	dea3cb5855134cb5b602d5f12f86d4846e49aa66fcb64e111c1538e197974b87
README 📄 view	12.6 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	82cbc4037b96c20114a56149222ea86e369accfbb88a86e8b0dd1864cf4086b2
SURVEY89.NOV 📄 view	1.6 KB	1989-07-27 04:14	c52be542e33e8ac58da8a8669cb7d6f3afd3760cb3abeed48612e6bddb6e99b1

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED

9FILES SCANNED

0INFECTED

0ERRORS

33.29sSCAN TIME

Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990 · via clamdscan

Infected files: 0
Time: 0.008 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_November-1989_Volume-3_No.6_Issue-14.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.