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▸ Disk Identity

Image Size360 KB
FilesystemFAT12
Floppy Type360KB
Form Factor5.25"
Format NotesIBM DOS 2.0 DS/DD
Cylinders40
Heads2
Sectors/Track9
Total Sectors720
Physical disk scan — PCPlus_Issue-20_May-1988
Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

20FILES
7DIRECTORIES
323.6 KBTOTAL DATA
Used capacity89.9%
Slack space10.1% (36.4 KB)
Date range1980-01-01 → 1988-03-22
Largest fileORGANISE.EXE (164.7 KB)
Cross-disk dupes1 file(s)
AV status✓ CLEAN
Disk SHA-256:451cfc7ee59aa8b76ff1542c0f69594b97f1581b04430227712f6e4bc3513d6a

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=1, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-06-29 14:00 (GMT/UTC)
NOTES: 
Disk obtained from a very large (200+) disk listing on eBay.
Disk was heavily contaminated with mould. No attempt made to read as-is.
Disk drive heads thoroughly cleaned (3x 'gw clean' cycles with a isopropyl alcohol-soaked cleaning disk)
Disk Recovery Method:
1) Disk unsleaved. 
2) Bathed in a 2 drops washing up liquid / warm water solution.
3) Disk gently cleaned with lint-free surgical swabs on both sides, and dried thoroughly. 
4) Magnetic media inserted into clean donor sleave for reading. 
5) Bad sectors re-read on varying differing settings.
6) Using FluxEngine media map, spot-cleaning with isopropyl alcohol undertaken. 
7) One final pass with revolutions=1.3 and retries=6.
100% media recovery.
Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.
A run of Norton Disk Doctor reveals no file-related issues so all bad sectors potentially contained to sparse space areas.
▸ References & Further Reading
PCPlus Early Issues Archive - Issue 20 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-20_MAY-1988.IMG
│
├── ORGANISE\
│   ├── ORGANISE.EXE             164.7 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:457e8bcd03f478c8b1a68fbcf3d61133da96cf1ba16f7b38e3d3afe7d3dcaee5
│   └── PREP.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:bc4733648251ab3615b7cbf775dae584b015479fcb12dc78a8f080ba67b43148
├── UTILS\
│   ├── HELP.COM                    23 KB  1988-01-22  sha256:74d3e6e6e4a4af5df32250ed4d621bbd87aa6a206723d0e2f285555428c6afea
│   ├── HELPME.HLP                 6.3 KB  1988-01-22  sha256:4aee9a1afc647617fd4cf730446a1f47283612e0ea70c3defb9cc53cf05dc5e6
│   └── PROGINFO.HLP              21.9 KB  1988-01-22  sha256:6cb97ed209a2ff54947b304f77fcd18149b009860ef1991918b51c7ef00b967b
├── GAMES\
│   ├── DRAGNFLY.EXE              20.8 KB  1987-12-04  sha256:8ee4120ce1addfef6a0c55f52f620fc9a0caf48ea57c41d9db9b36357a83234d
│   └── MM.EXE                    37.2 KB  1987-09-19  sha256:f1790a0ab78776eba931e55f1c3056699ef2e227da5b26f0f42c3acba3d10a1c
├── BASIC2\
│   ├── 3D-VIEW.BAS                  7 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:7d47d008a3a05007e02537de17a3dba20e526685157b1f1457a0dc5e0a2af170
│   ├── SHUTTLE                    4.5 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:5ed06233049826604a3a1d48125286eb434af40cdae86ef5329900b0637ce783
│   └── BRAHMA2.BAS                6.6 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:a9e42c738a4a1afb307227661c24f3f0c6279f6c3084598e8450295f251c62e3
├── SHORTIES\
│   ├── CLEANUP.COM                 846 B  1987-11-30  sha256:1cfaa0f5c80c7da77274f6160111e7812523dbb33604bff304d714dfd242fc5d
│   ├── FALL.COM                    225 B  1988-01-31  sha256:eb986522b11f53539fbb41d5a6b8f9752c35e8409bc073a80bc412a999eff4d1
│   ├── IBMGRAPH.COM               1.8 KB  1987-12-29  sha256:43d9ba82bbb49d3980d99afe809eb773381e32932c219451310d0a85d30f7199
│   └── CURSOR.COM                  358 B  1988-02-22  sha256:1533ead71699adb41abd6443fdd2ae389725c27ee8e227e0d0ec3e3fa7b4a2db
├── PASCAL\
│   └── ADVENT_2.PAS               4.4 KB  1988-03-22  sha256:d44648411a8c0c23aa91c5086fc80917d2412fec66958006c2eded21dcc57c07
├── INTRO\
│   ├── TITLE.SCR                  3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:a4abf96a9ecdd4e2603c430fddf927e2638d8d9f509b1c387637ff1f073d30de
│   ├── MAY1.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:2f24c4cb62fccca31b89a105a9e399322e96a118243fa3f584d623ac907c5cc7
│   ├── MAY2.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:10753e4f84a81f3bc76b03a661016f54564360a741418046d88c486ded2e60bf
│   └── SCRDISP.COM                7.3 KB  1987-09-27  sha256:a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002
└── PCPLUS.BAT                 1.1 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:1f94ece6dc49c03c8df4e5765036006ea7530a0dfa94250b75bbbb019f52c1bb
│
└─ END PCPLUS_ISSUE-20_MAY-1988.IMG

▸ File Manifest

PathSize ModifiedSHA-256
ORGANISE\ORGANISE.EXE 164.7 KB 1980-01-01 04:08 457e8bcd03f478c8b1a68fbcf3d61133da96cf1ba16f7b38e3d3afe7d3dcaee5
ORGANISE\PREP.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 07:51 bc4733648251ab3615b7cbf775dae584b015479fcb12dc78a8f080ba67b43148
UTILS\HELP.COM 23 KB 1988-01-22 09:08 74d3e6e6e4a4af5df32250ed4d621bbd87aa6a206723d0e2f285555428c6afea
UTILS\HELPME.HLP 📄 view 6.3 KB 1988-01-22 09:02 4aee9a1afc647617fd4cf730446a1f47283612e0ea70c3defb9cc53cf05dc5e6
UTILS\PROGINFO.HLP 📄 view 21.9 KB 1988-01-22 09:01 6cb97ed209a2ff54947b304f77fcd18149b009860ef1991918b51c7ef00b967b
GAMES\DRAGNFLY.EXE 20.8 KB 1987-12-04 00:32 8ee4120ce1addfef6a0c55f52f620fc9a0caf48ea57c41d9db9b36357a83234d
GAMES\MM.EXE 37.2 KB 1987-09-19 20:37 f1790a0ab78776eba931e55f1c3056699ef2e227da5b26f0f42c3acba3d10a1c
BASIC2\3D-VIEW.BAS 📄 view 7 KB 1980-01-01 02:33 7d47d008a3a05007e02537de17a3dba20e526685157b1f1457a0dc5e0a2af170
BASIC2\SHUTTLE 📄 view 4.5 KB 1980-01-01 02:33 5ed06233049826604a3a1d48125286eb434af40cdae86ef5329900b0637ce783
BASIC2\BRAHMA2.BAS 📄 view 6.6 KB 1980-01-01 01:07 a9e42c738a4a1afb307227661c24f3f0c6279f6c3084598e8450295f251c62e3
SHORTIES\CLEANUP.COM 📄 view 846 B 1987-11-30 09:35 1cfaa0f5c80c7da77274f6160111e7812523dbb33604bff304d714dfd242fc5d
SHORTIES\FALL.COM 225 B 1988-01-31 11:49 eb986522b11f53539fbb41d5a6b8f9752c35e8409bc073a80bc412a999eff4d1
SHORTIES\IBMGRAPH.COM 1.8 KB 1987-12-29 22:04 43d9ba82bbb49d3980d99afe809eb773381e32932c219451310d0a85d30f7199
SHORTIES\CURSOR.COM 358 B 1988-02-22 16:04 1533ead71699adb41abd6443fdd2ae389725c27ee8e227e0d0ec3e3fa7b4a2db
PASCAL\ADVENT_2.PAS 📄 view 4.4 KB 1988-03-22 17:14 d44648411a8c0c23aa91c5086fc80917d2412fec66958006c2eded21dcc57c07
INTRO\TITLE.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 07:01 a4abf96a9ecdd4e2603c430fddf927e2638d8d9f509b1c387637ff1f073d30de
INTRO\MAY1.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 07:15 2f24c4cb62fccca31b89a105a9e399322e96a118243fa3f584d623ac907c5cc7
INTRO\MAY2.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 06:58 10753e4f84a81f3bc76b03a661016f54564360a741418046d88c486ded2e60bf
INTRO\SCRDISP.COM 7.3 KB 1987-09-27 17:27 a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002⚠ DUP
PCPLUS.BAT 1.1 KB 1980-01-01 06:51 1f94ece6dc49c03c8df4e5765036006ea7530a0dfa94250b75bbbb019f52c1bb

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED
20FILES SCANNED
0INFECTED
0ERRORS
31.99sSCAN TIME
Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990  ·  via clamdscan
Infected files: 0
Time: 0.007 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256Occurrences
a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002PCPlus_Issue-18_Mar-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-19_Apr-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-20_May-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-21_Jun-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-24_Sep-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-26_Nov-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-27_Dec-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-30_Mar-1989.img::INTRO/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

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Once uploaded, create PCPlus_Issue-20_May-1988.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-20_May-1988.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.

▸ Media Gallery

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