Disk Archive — PCPlus Issue 29 Feb 1989 (PCPlus_Issue-29

▸ 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	PCPLUS 29
Cylinders	40
Heads	2
Sectors/Track	9
Total Sectors	720

Physical disk scan — PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989

Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

14FILES

4DIRECTORIES

336.2 KBTOTAL DATA

Used capacity	93.4%
Slack space	6.6% (23.8 KB)
Date range	1980-01-01 → 2011-11-11
Largest file	FILE.EXE (254.4 KB)
Cross-disk dupes	1 file(s)
AV status	✓ CLEAN

Disk SHA-256:f9837c9303ac0da3cade20a73e9a2b4f8312b200f2d1f2f3e79d14ec5328bb43

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=1, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-05-26 12:50 (GMT/UTC)

NOTES: 
Disk from a large (50+) disk collection purchased from eBay.

Disk in good physical condition throughout, however some mild mold sporing noted on the reverse of the disk (head 1 side). This was sufficiently mild enough that archiver made the decision to attempt to image as-is in the first instance. 

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

100% media recovery on first pass. Mild recovering issues on two head 1 cylinders (61 and 63) but these not used on the format so no data risk.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

PUBLICATION ISSUE! 

The first menu screen said February 1988, which threw me for a moment as this is a 1989 disk. Subsequent menu screens show the correct February 1989 publication date. Oops!

▸ References & Further Reading

PCPlus Early Issues Archive - Issue 29 pcplus.atspace.com I have no idea who runs this site, but I am grateful for their efforts to preserve magazine covers. The 'magazine' image in the gallery below has been used without permission from this archive.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PCPLUS_ISSUE-29_FEB-1989.IMG
│
├── BIO\
│   ├── BIO.EXE                   40.5 KB  1988-10-12  sha256:c4b623d0d61019e5e145a8280f35a933220f2260f2adb90d656d43efb0afb008
│   └── BIOHELP.HLP                3.5 KB  1988-10-12  sha256:2bad336889e3c4c088f777159e2a59cd8bd3012173b25aff5c3f6e3d1c2fdafa
├── PCF\
│   └── FILE.EXE                 254.4 KB  1988-09-18  sha256:2d20c77e0648b18de4b26a0778dcbca4194071b85f8ff0ac6615052f7d4ff08a
├── SHORTIES\
│   ├── CONCEAL.COM                 684 B  2011-11-11  sha256:dc120ee062c99706916ba9d87bd386c0a9288e1f3c11096f328cf3b7c5e92303
│   ├── NOREPEAT.COM               1.8 KB  1988-10-12  sha256:c381fd5ea4f3296ac971a0cf12eb28f78c87d4d617f2c2e4d5ffe4f91e7dc14a
│   └── PL.EXE                     4.8 KB  1988-08-01  sha256:d3814343a7f7d64f9b74d58afe6e7f3f1f8afeaee1c24827e1d458480816b17f
├── SPIRIT\
│   └── SPIRIT.EXE                 4.7 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:1b44629d62fe461f77d85df9938e654b6b22f0a4eb055798cd80c12158a231bd
├── F1.BAK                     3.9 KB  1988-11-07  sha256:6213c44eefb56c817d8c8c140d5976ad9738d78036a0ae683c0fa9a43883a3dc
├── F2.SCR                     3.9 KB  1988-11-15  sha256:4b50ce7bb6aceb40cbb941d8bcfb140097856689035709d068a4746e2ccce406
├── F3.SCR                     3.9 KB  1988-11-15  sha256:cb9260fa5c250f1675af04741a091f2108981b3f5bd1c7b94e3a383b6c6b3d88
├── PCPLUS.BAK                 1.5 KB  1988-11-15  sha256:a33651f6a59f0cb26309c6eb8cd1047c8428750c1312832a6e0942a3ce6ce4fd
├── SCRDISP.COM                7.3 KB  1987-09-27  sha256:a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002
├── F1.SCR                       4 KB  1988-12-05  sha256:638dc1f756e2276e91dd4304a4354a481c79b5d22b5d578a01a46c998f989df0
└── PCPLUS.BAT                 1.5 KB  1988-12-05  sha256:c4606a718f0c7fb30c88ea6f7563187c7eaf7e03731ef97f28bc5140d6439228
│
└─ END PCPLUS_ISSUE-29_FEB-1989.IMG

▸ File Manifest

Path	Size	Modified	SHA-256
BIO\BIO.EXE	40.5 KB	1988-10-12 23:33	c4b623d0d61019e5e145a8280f35a933220f2260f2adb90d656d43efb0afb008
BIO\BIOHELP.HLP 📄 view	3.5 KB	1988-10-12 19:32	2bad336889e3c4c088f777159e2a59cd8bd3012173b25aff5c3f6e3d1c2fdafa
PCF\FILE.EXE	254.4 KB	1988-09-18 16:12	2d20c77e0648b18de4b26a0778dcbca4194071b85f8ff0ac6615052f7d4ff08a
SHORTIES\CONCEAL.COM	684 B	2011-11-11 11:11	dc120ee062c99706916ba9d87bd386c0a9288e1f3c11096f328cf3b7c5e92303
SHORTIES\NOREPEAT.COM	1.8 KB	1988-10-12 08:43	c381fd5ea4f3296ac971a0cf12eb28f78c87d4d617f2c2e4d5ffe4f91e7dc14a
SHORTIES\PL.EXE	4.8 KB	1988-08-01 00:00	d3814343a7f7d64f9b74d58afe6e7f3f1f8afeaee1c24827e1d458480816b17f
SPIRIT\SPIRIT.EXE	4.7 KB	1980-01-01 03:03	1b44629d62fe461f77d85df9938e654b6b22f0a4eb055798cd80c12158a231bd
F1.BAK 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-11-07 11:38	6213c44eefb56c817d8c8c140d5976ad9738d78036a0ae683c0fa9a43883a3dc
F2.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-11-15 10:59	4b50ce7bb6aceb40cbb941d8bcfb140097856689035709d068a4746e2ccce406
F3.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-11-15 11:01	cb9260fa5c250f1675af04741a091f2108981b3f5bd1c7b94e3a383b6c6b3d88
PCPLUS.BAK 📄 view	1.5 KB	1988-11-15 11:17	a33651f6a59f0cb26309c6eb8cd1047c8428750c1312832a6e0942a3ce6ce4fd
SCRDISP.COM	7.3 KB	1987-09-27 17:27	a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002⚠ DUP
F1.SCR 📄 view	4 KB	1988-12-05 12:46	638dc1f756e2276e91dd4304a4354a481c79b5d22b5d578a01a46c998f989df0
PCPLUS.BAT 📄 view	1.5 KB	1988-12-05 12:48	c4606a718f0c7fb30c88ea6f7563187c7eaf7e03731ef97f28bc5140d6439228

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED

14FILES SCANNED

0INFECTED

0ERRORS

33.44sSCAN TIME

Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990 · via clamdscan

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

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256	Occurrences
a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002	PCPlus_Issue-18_Mar-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM PCPlus_Issue-26_Nov-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989.img::SCRDISP.COM PCPlus_Issue-31_Apr-1989.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM PCPlus_Issue-33_Jun-1989_FluxEngine-360Kb.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM PCPlus_Issue-34_Jul-1989_FluxEngine-360Kb.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM

▸ Archive.org

This disk image has not yet been submitted to the Internet Archive.
Once uploaded, create PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989.link in the archive directory containing the item identifier.

▸ 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 PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989.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.