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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-27_Dec-1988
Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

24FILES
5DIRECTORIES
281.8 KBTOTAL DATA
Used capacity78.3%
Slack space21.7% (78.2 KB)
Date range1987-09-27 → 1988-10-24
Largest fileAFT.EXE (126.5 KB)
Cross-disk dupes2 file(s)
AV status✓ CLEAN
Disk SHA-256:2992130050584dc491b4409ddc055358caad547a2e10cfd4b0daaced95ac8dc4

▸ 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 12:35 (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.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.
▸ References & Further Reading
PCPlus Early Issues Archive - Issue 27 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-27_DEC-1988.IMG
│
├── DEMO\
│   ├── AFT.EXE                  126.5 KB  1988-10-17  sha256:40c26bcfca828f1ab41fa9971589a9a3f7fcd7c6a4c88fd678e8284258a0b690
│   ├── PERSON.DAT                 2.5 KB  1988-10-24  sha256:c67cfd8daeb9e917c9b21fb1b55ad93f08ff7b7f83999bc6814f2f5ed5350a1f
│   ├── MARRIAGE.DAT                710 B  1988-10-24  sha256:daeb676bf33d6cbb7b09768a4b66e7a9292e7b2b1ea7d14369e5c31b8851fb58
│   ├── NOTES.DAT                  2.5 KB  1988-10-24  sha256:8fdfd2eaef4673168ddaf234bdf490aaea464a8a8f0b91b2ee8a0a24c8e96795
│   ├── AFT.HLP                    6.6 KB  1988-10-02  sha256:04cb8784a451cba0842e3af00da465fb7982fe7737fabc59ecb3695a59c3754b
│   └── MANUAL.DOC                 9.8 KB  1988-10-18  sha256:8eaddcb2c7a0d50657e304e6004473ec021188f73a89bbe964c1a9354022752b
├── MENU\
│   ├── README.MNU                 4.5 KB  1988-10-03  sha256:a28cb5c9897d12ad5f519a58e1041d48f852dc841eac3ab34acfaa811ceb0195
│   ├── MENU.EXE                  16.1 KB  1988-10-03  sha256:a26dea3fec3d8c43cd736bad51b5094c21c932af6b07db3b5fdbed7e1a168326
│   ├── HEADER.MNU                  166 B  1988-10-03  sha256:93e362dbab7035eed471251897c6d6a2a1e65fa3ac7cd2c968bbcc6f6d58b1c6
│   ├── PCPLUS.BAT                 1.6 KB  1988-10-05  sha256:5f67f461fc3537feeaa838f23569afdf6f5f93b776fcb71248443badf9abbc64
│   └── DETAILS.MNU                1.7 KB  1988-10-03  sha256:f2606b2e3929ad4b307e1f5b544468317d9a1683bd0c448c34926c8af0f970cb
├── GAME\
│   └── 3D.EXE                    18.7 KB  1988-07-10  sha256:1ac3bfe225409685bb00f468e7286f6de8e089b87c3486e515e6ff9cf705a280
├── BASIC2\
│   ├── ANAGRAM.BAS                4.3 KB  1988-05-02  sha256:5bb629664510718c5ad52a56b8626c1c726ac03c3aea63551b0012ef3fd98f91
│   ├── ANAGRAM.DAT                9.1 KB  1988-04-22  sha256:4a7042e78ba57f6015c6fa61df20d2407b1e29c36cbe24f363b53f96f2952295
│   └── ANAGRAM.TXT                 597 B  1988-05-02  sha256:ad51df1ac0284ebf4657b05dc8f5a921f5fbdf3fa1c35e6618a70aa12c994dd8
├── SHORTIES\
│   ├── PL.EXE                     4.9 KB  1988-08-17  sha256:6efec89e9285ac8c3cd45cf20099efd0bb19a73068e41e827c4b3274f7da93c3
│   ├── GLOBAL.COM                  750 B  1988-08-08  sha256:ddf5bf8290a83e4d5cda81a0ec2bd89f26f4e34932a3dd6c56ab69751fde6778
│   ├── DEFKEY.EXE                35.2 KB  1988-02-07  sha256:3a75d961c0ed8e3ff5f9b79372ddb3f864fc1aaf4a1c89416763f0c0ba28ee82
│   └── CAL.COM                   15.2 KB  1988-07-31  sha256:5b1676e5fb5c318eb5f30485a7b661a697141906a11cee2edff41a2154f1ee03
├── SCRDISP.COM                7.3 KB  1987-09-27  sha256:a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002
├── DEC1.SCR                   3.9 KB  1988-09-29  sha256:b5378edfdd72f416e69688c90ee58d67aa9cc47bc76461df6710661f63e95bac
├── DEC3.SCR                   3.9 KB  1988-10-10  sha256:7a6983af1473e25ad721df70453d7f1cdb4f4076233b1c40a7c68e8e0157733c
├── PCPLUS.BAT                 1.5 KB  1988-10-10  sha256:fbf00d1e2074463b7421172b7ed56b22ef43941b92b11988fc2034e3768f5158
└── DEC2.SCR                   3.9 KB  1988-10-10  sha256:e0e8cd4039e86903c95df467810e29e174599319af2878939f7983161fbd4391
│
└─ END PCPLUS_ISSUE-27_DEC-1988.IMG

▸ File Manifest

PathSize ModifiedSHA-256
DEMO\AFT.EXE 126.5 KB 1988-10-17 22:15 40c26bcfca828f1ab41fa9971589a9a3f7fcd7c6a4c88fd678e8284258a0b690
DEMO\PERSON.DAT 2.5 KB 1988-10-24 16:58 c67cfd8daeb9e917c9b21fb1b55ad93f08ff7b7f83999bc6814f2f5ed5350a1f
DEMO\MARRIAGE.DAT 710 B 1988-10-24 16:58 daeb676bf33d6cbb7b09768a4b66e7a9292e7b2b1ea7d14369e5c31b8851fb58
DEMO\NOTES.DAT 📄 view 2.5 KB 1988-10-24 16:58 8fdfd2eaef4673168ddaf234bdf490aaea464a8a8f0b91b2ee8a0a24c8e96795
DEMO\AFT.HLP 6.6 KB 1988-10-02 19:08 04cb8784a451cba0842e3af00da465fb7982fe7737fabc59ecb3695a59c3754b
DEMO\MANUAL.DOC 📄 view 9.8 KB 1988-10-18 23:31 8eaddcb2c7a0d50657e304e6004473ec021188f73a89bbe964c1a9354022752b
MENU\README.MNU 📄 view 4.5 KB 1988-10-03 23:04 a28cb5c9897d12ad5f519a58e1041d48f852dc841eac3ab34acfaa811ceb0195
MENU\MENU.EXE 16.1 KB 1988-10-03 19:30 a26dea3fec3d8c43cd736bad51b5094c21c932af6b07db3b5fdbed7e1a168326
MENU\HEADER.MNU 166 B 1988-10-03 20:47 93e362dbab7035eed471251897c6d6a2a1e65fa3ac7cd2c968bbcc6f6d58b1c6
MENU\PCPLUS.BAT 1.6 KB 1988-10-05 11:11 5f67f461fc3537feeaa838f23569afdf6f5f93b776fcb71248443badf9abbc64
MENU\DETAILS.MNU 1.7 KB 1988-10-03 20:46 f2606b2e3929ad4b307e1f5b544468317d9a1683bd0c448c34926c8af0f970cb
GAME\3D.EXE 18.7 KB 1988-07-10 20:59 1ac3bfe225409685bb00f468e7286f6de8e089b87c3486e515e6ff9cf705a280
BASIC2\ANAGRAM.BAS 📄 view 4.3 KB 1988-05-02 23:03 5bb629664510718c5ad52a56b8626c1c726ac03c3aea63551b0012ef3fd98f91
BASIC2\ANAGRAM.DAT 📄 view 9.1 KB 1988-04-22 12:43 4a7042e78ba57f6015c6fa61df20d2407b1e29c36cbe24f363b53f96f2952295
BASIC2\ANAGRAM.TXT 📄 view 597 B 1988-05-02 20:31 ad51df1ac0284ebf4657b05dc8f5a921f5fbdf3fa1c35e6618a70aa12c994dd8
SHORTIES\PL.EXE 4.9 KB 1988-08-17 21:48 6efec89e9285ac8c3cd45cf20099efd0bb19a73068e41e827c4b3274f7da93c3
SHORTIES\GLOBAL.COM 750 B 1988-08-08 21:34 ddf5bf8290a83e4d5cda81a0ec2bd89f26f4e34932a3dd6c56ab69751fde6778⚠ DUP
SHORTIES\DEFKEY.EXE 35.2 KB 1988-02-07 20:49 3a75d961c0ed8e3ff5f9b79372ddb3f864fc1aaf4a1c89416763f0c0ba28ee82
SHORTIES\CAL.COM 15.2 KB 1988-07-31 08:19 5b1676e5fb5c318eb5f30485a7b661a697141906a11cee2edff41a2154f1ee03
SCRDISP.COM 7.3 KB 1987-09-27 17:27 a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002⚠ DUP
DEC1.SCR 3.9 KB 1988-09-29 14:09 b5378edfdd72f416e69688c90ee58d67aa9cc47bc76461df6710661f63e95bac
DEC3.SCR 3.9 KB 1988-10-10 10:37 7a6983af1473e25ad721df70453d7f1cdb4f4076233b1c40a7c68e8e0157733c
PCPLUS.BAT 📄 view 1.5 KB 1988-10-10 10:40 fbf00d1e2074463b7421172b7ed56b22ef43941b92b11988fc2034e3768f5158
DEC2.SCR 3.9 KB 1988-10-10 10:33 e0e8cd4039e86903c95df467810e29e174599319af2878939f7983161fbd4391

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED
24FILES SCANNED
0INFECTED
0ERRORS
32.28sSCAN TIME
Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990  ·  via clamdscan
Infected files: 0
Time: 0.008 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256Occurrences
ddf5bf8290a83e4d5cda81a0ec2bd89f26f4e34932a3dd6c56ab69751fde6778PCPlus_Issue-27_Dec-1988.img::SHORTIES/GLOBAL.COM
PCPlus_Issue-33_Jun-1989_FluxEngine-360Kb.img::SHORTIES/GLOBAL.COM
a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002PCPlus_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-27_Dec-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-27_Dec-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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Magazine
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