Disk Archive — PCPlus Issue 24 Sep 1988 (PCPlus_Issue-24

▸ 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 11:52 (GMT/UTC)

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

Disk in good physical condition throughout. 

100% media recovery on first pass other than H0C49 but this is an unused cylinder.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

PUBLICATION ISSUE?

Running PCPLUS.BAT does not show the menu screens as normal; instead, it began extracting software to the C: drive. Possible incompatibility with DOS 6.22, or a publication fault. More investigation required with a period-appropriate DOS version. Will update in due course...

Screenshots obtained by:

A:
SCRDISP INTRO\SEPT
SCRDISP INTRO\SEPT1
SCRDISP INTRO\SEPT2

▸ References & Further Reading

PCPlus Early Issues Archive - Issue 24 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.

Centre for Computing History www.computinghistory.org.uk Magazine available for viewing in person. Exhibit ID: CH24945

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PCPLUS_ISSUE-24_SEP-1988.IMG
│
├── INTRO\
│   ├── SEPT.SCR                   3.9 KB  1988-07-11  sha256:eb6b8b6711a6ddb1330b1680c5ef8ec6a3f4973b2fc331feab0655cfc08a429f
│   ├── SEPT1.SCR                  3.9 KB  1988-07-14  sha256:37444af56904c5343aa5aa9483307a27520b494378bc87fe1f6e1633f0dcba89
│   └── SEPT2.SCR                  3.9 KB  1988-07-14  sha256:1eab640fcaae2612e43e8cf0bc643832fff0e886d01db5a9957218475ae17a51
├── DEMO\
│   ├── EASYAS.EXE               188.6 KB  1988-07-13  sha256:0bdf10138cbc11f116772ced49ac2e2e3c2ebaf46f5368d92e679cfb782ddb1c
│   └── SEPT3.SCR                  3.9 KB  1988-07-13  sha256:140457ec10ba062ad1e253171ce47974f202de56e8d5f140c13c3b91c978d277
├── DAYPLAN\
│   ├── DAYPLAN.ALM                   2 B  1988-07-02  sha256:ca2fd00fa001190744c15c317643ab092e7048ce086a243e2be9437c898de1bb
│   ├── DAYPLAN.COM                4.6 KB  1988-07-02  sha256:49d074552996dfed0d258f0bc9249d3107e34b1bf9287410f50e482da794468b
│   ├── DAYPLAN.DAT               11.9 KB  1988-07-02  sha256:301329d7aa6f706f5a5a14f9799b9d7904e33774c8e8918d4d7e8a87679fa7e2
│   ├── DAYPLAN.DOC                4.2 KB  1988-07-02  sha256:d9f25eea9a8df032ea45fcba513de9f8f482394b0aca975b4dfc0b94b9a14b29
│   ├── DPWS2000.DOC               4.9 KB  1988-07-02  sha256:c3585a4aa70d9a7700cdc0c7411eaacf41ff47c541a8880a7326ee7f4b218c44
│   ├── INSTALLH.BAT                151 B  1988-07-02  sha256:cc407f85bf3e880ee8cf866159fa626a34c563033307da0327de78b9c6abc9b2
│   ├── QUIT.BAT                    144 B  1988-07-02  sha256:05f0cfd8c78c2e65d52f799569cf2dc4f13d8ebd7e6af2c2fbb37d72d1b23497
│   └── INSTALLF.BAT                896 B  1988-07-14  sha256:de049f6e41289da6b58b9446345dffaedbd981aa25e44bfbaa2bf1377f50eeac
├── GAMES\
│   ├── GALACTIX.COM              52.5 KB  1988-04-27  sha256:56892173ad7b8394ced0c4f9790a057f11d175c1f77e5fd31b5c6cf50018ca15
│   └── GALACTIX.DAT                16 KB  1988-04-01  sha256:c68c51ce53655cf6b7f81b24c0800d2155f41f3ea438cf1241bd436de9f2166f
├── BASIC2\
│   └── ENIGMA.BAS                 7.9 KB  1988-03-07  sha256:8d59e579b1a46e94fa9c7b71aa4112ce7298bb0737448b51a2adbb771d375d9b
├── SHORTIES\
│   ├── CURSOR.COM                 1000 B  1988-06-27  sha256:b2a8b5d37b76c2aa5bc2355a765a9f1f0af5186a62da9b07a90aaccdccb5e277
│   ├── CURSOR.DOC                   2 KB  1988-06-27  sha256:3d0f1bf664f61b4f46302c515eb320d347113a3bb0f1de2ecc6d17f4c2b11102
│   ├── GDEL.DOC                   2.2 KB  1988-03-21  sha256:a009b6813da6f7d8af516e4a425fc82fdf4558e2b5e84411140a4be5362e36d2
│   └── GDEL.EXE                  17.4 KB  1988-07-03  sha256:93ec120e41181dfe7c6df819795bc2b10836bcb17f6235328c3c1079e6064418
├── SCRDISP.COM                7.3 KB  1987-09-27  sha256:a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002
└── PCPLUS.BAT                 1.5 KB  1988-07-14  sha256:66d1c5616f2d887e08a4a473fb1809cc1822f7ded9b7fd848e822a243c8b1239
│
└─ END PCPLUS_ISSUE-24_SEP-1988.IMG

▸ File Manifest

Path	Size	Modified	SHA-256
INTRO\SEPT.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-07-11 14:56	eb6b8b6711a6ddb1330b1680c5ef8ec6a3f4973b2fc331feab0655cfc08a429f
INTRO\SEPT1.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-07-14 00:21	37444af56904c5343aa5aa9483307a27520b494378bc87fe1f6e1633f0dcba89
INTRO\SEPT2.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-07-14 00:23	1eab640fcaae2612e43e8cf0bc643832fff0e886d01db5a9957218475ae17a51
DEMO\EASYAS.EXE	188.6 KB	1988-07-13 16:59	0bdf10138cbc11f116772ced49ac2e2e3c2ebaf46f5368d92e679cfb782ddb1c
DEMO\SEPT3.SCR 📄 view	3.9 KB	1988-07-13 13:02	140457ec10ba062ad1e253171ce47974f202de56e8d5f140c13c3b91c978d277
DAYPLAN\DAYPLAN.ALM 📄 view	2 B	1988-07-02 22:24	ca2fd00fa001190744c15c317643ab092e7048ce086a243e2be9437c898de1bb
DAYPLAN\DAYPLAN.COM	4.6 KB	1988-07-02 22:24	49d074552996dfed0d258f0bc9249d3107e34b1bf9287410f50e482da794468b
DAYPLAN\DAYPLAN.DAT 📄 view	11.9 KB	1988-07-02 22:24	301329d7aa6f706f5a5a14f9799b9d7904e33774c8e8918d4d7e8a87679fa7e2
DAYPLAN\DAYPLAN.DOC 📄 view	4.2 KB	1988-07-02 22:24	d9f25eea9a8df032ea45fcba513de9f8f482394b0aca975b4dfc0b94b9a14b29
DAYPLAN\DPWS2000.DOC 📄 view	4.9 KB	1988-07-02 22:24	c3585a4aa70d9a7700cdc0c7411eaacf41ff47c541a8880a7326ee7f4b218c44
DAYPLAN\INSTALLH.BAT 📄 view	151 B	1988-07-02 22:24	cc407f85bf3e880ee8cf866159fa626a34c563033307da0327de78b9c6abc9b2
DAYPLAN\QUIT.BAT 📄 view	144 B	1988-07-02 22:24	05f0cfd8c78c2e65d52f799569cf2dc4f13d8ebd7e6af2c2fbb37d72d1b23497
DAYPLAN\INSTALLF.BAT 📄 view	896 B	1988-07-14 08:45	de049f6e41289da6b58b9446345dffaedbd981aa25e44bfbaa2bf1377f50eeac
GAMES\GALACTIX.COM	52.5 KB	1988-04-27 20:55	56892173ad7b8394ced0c4f9790a057f11d175c1f77e5fd31b5c6cf50018ca15
GAMES\GALACTIX.DAT 📄 view	16 KB	1988-04-01 10:55	c68c51ce53655cf6b7f81b24c0800d2155f41f3ea438cf1241bd436de9f2166f
BASIC2\ENIGMA.BAS 📄 view	7.9 KB	1988-03-07 18:46	8d59e579b1a46e94fa9c7b71aa4112ce7298bb0737448b51a2adbb771d375d9b
SHORTIES\CURSOR.COM 📄 view	1000 B	1988-06-27 17:10	b2a8b5d37b76c2aa5bc2355a765a9f1f0af5186a62da9b07a90aaccdccb5e277
SHORTIES\CURSOR.DOC 📄 view	2 KB	1988-06-27 17:20	3d0f1bf664f61b4f46302c515eb320d347113a3bb0f1de2ecc6d17f4c2b11102
SHORTIES\GDEL.DOC 📄 view	2.2 KB	1988-03-21 22:35	a009b6813da6f7d8af516e4a425fc82fdf4558e2b5e84411140a4be5362e36d2
SHORTIES\GDEL.EXE	17.4 KB	1988-07-03 15:19	93ec120e41181dfe7c6df819795bc2b10836bcb17f6235328c3c1079e6064418
SCRDISP.COM	7.3 KB	1987-09-27 17:27	a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002⚠ DUP
PCPLUS.BAT 📄 view	1.5 KB	1988-07-14 00:27	66d1c5616f2d887e08a4a473fb1809cc1822f7ded9b7fd848e822a243c8b1239

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED

22FILES SCANNED

0INFECTED

0ERRORS

33.21sSCAN TIME

Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990 · via clamdscan

Infected files: 0
Time: 0.008 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256	Occurrences
a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002	PCPlus_Issue-18_Mar-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

SHA-256

Occurrences

a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002

PCPlus_Issue-18_Mar-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

This disk image has not yet been submitted to the Internet Archive.
Once uploaded, create PCPlus_Issue-24_Sep-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-24_Sep-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.

Image Size	360 KB
Filesystem	FAT12
Floppy Type	360KB
Form Factor	5.25"
Format Notes	IBM DOS 2.0 DS/DD
Volume Label	SUPERDISK24
Cylinders	40
Heads	2
Sectors/Track	9
Total Sectors	720

Used capacity	94.1%
Slack space	5.9% (21.3 KB)
Date range	1987-09-27 → 1988-07-14
Largest file	EASYAS.EXE (188.6 KB)
Cross-disk dupes	1 file(s)
AV status	✓ CLEAN

▸ Disk Identity

▸ Contents Summary