Disk Archive — PersonalComputer Nov 1989 (PersonalComputer

▸ 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	PC NOV 89
Cylinders	40
Heads	2
Sectors/Track	9
Total Sectors	720

Physical disk scan — PersonalComputer_Nov-1989

Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

13FILES

3DIRECTORIES

328.1 KBTOTAL DATA

Used capacity	91.1%
Slack space	8.9% (31.9 KB)
Date range	1989-09-12 → 1989-11-01
Largest file	FW3.ARC (176.2 KB)
Cross-disk dupes	1 file(s)
AV status	✓ CLEAN

Disk SHA-256:e9b55cd673f068d108222edbf3b603b0f473002b3c3596f0d893c34380d0fbe2

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=1, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-05-22 12:30 (GMT/UTC)

NOTES: 
A well-presented disk from a large collection purchased from eBay.

First pass was a 99% recovery with 1 stubborn sector refusing to read. The retries was increased to 10 without further success.

Disk was possibly very lightly contaminated with mould.

Disk drive heads thoroughly cleaned (3x 'gw clean' cycles with a isopropyl alcohol-soaked cleaning disk), as well as in-sleeve spot cleaning of the disk media itself.

Re-run attempt to read still without success.

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: 1 sector still cannot be read despite an increase to 120 retries.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

Physical disk archived.

Logical media recovery will continue on the recovered image itself.

.......

Disk appears okay. A file within may be corrupt but the disk passes all checks.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PERSONALCOMPUTER_NOV-1989.IMG
│
├── DESKTOP\
│   ├── ADDRESS                     140 B  1989-11-01  sha256:7e2ba8c655d00e986f79e31b9b2d08c575d46df8bbc4b7b974a90d2666e717c0
│   ├── APPOINT.DAT                 217 B  1989-11-01  sha256:b17eb8e690a2d401b6d10433c9ae33377af672bcc6d9aa840fa0a6b1549fa838
│   ├── DT.COM                    42.2 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:578c34af2695e8bcf055fb17eb5506db2a0573897daee316d2f306db93874393
│   ├── FREEWARE.COM               4.1 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:4a60ccbd8dc27ced7bef99769ec18f7055bdb388b3834e0ab574ccebab64fe20
│   └── ORDER.TXT                  3.5 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:15f9af10e90e0277a2c1dc98386ccd5b02fd15c5470bdbe9d23cc30d8d2d214f
├── FW3\
│   ├── ARCE.COM                     5 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981ad
│   └── FW3.ARC                  176.2 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:9024ed21261970164a3ab37817c133515cd273a18aef4e3fa29b6188570876a3
├── GAMES\
│   ├── GRIME.COM                  9.8 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:8a431d767e9ffa0dfa09f6ca2a690e67d7b00c818fceed7402bca1881a088302
│   ├── GRIME.DOC                  5.6 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:2134324f8ace18845fb9ede9dc43dea2cc51dcc2f2e194f6f5f78ec54968e1cb
│   └── MOONBUGS.EXE                45 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:94337b855abcaa0e624301fdf73f2a63e4c6c1af5a95d827f9eb47252d1c7267
├── MAIN.SRC                   3.4 KB  1989-09-12  sha256:25d7059ca0cedecb9037b78804562f02f49e297f6b4b46acdafb70efb408cd87
├── PC.EXE                    29.2 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:4955b1a3e565f1c68459fae882e659dd9bfdbc09e516f6667f1c067db8267ab2
└── PC.SCN                     3.9 KB  1989-11-01  sha256:b3d482673f3ee66c63105f198702a57a569e1a2a7897c41453c31b613bc17749
│
└─ END PERSONALCOMPUTER_NOV-1989.IMG

▸ File Manifest

Path	Size	Modified	SHA-256
DESKTOP\ADDRESS 📄 view	140 B	1989-11-01 00:00	7e2ba8c655d00e986f79e31b9b2d08c575d46df8bbc4b7b974a90d2666e717c0
DESKTOP\APPOINT.DAT	217 B	1989-11-01 00:00	b17eb8e690a2d401b6d10433c9ae33377af672bcc6d9aa840fa0a6b1549fa838
DESKTOP\DT.COM	42.2 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	578c34af2695e8bcf055fb17eb5506db2a0573897daee316d2f306db93874393
DESKTOP\FREEWARE.COM	4.1 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	4a60ccbd8dc27ced7bef99769ec18f7055bdb388b3834e0ab574ccebab64fe20
DESKTOP\ORDER.TXT 📄 view	3.5 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	15f9af10e90e0277a2c1dc98386ccd5b02fd15c5470bdbe9d23cc30d8d2d214f
FW3\ARCE.COM	5 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981ad⚠ DUP
FW3\FW3.ARC	176.2 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	9024ed21261970164a3ab37817c133515cd273a18aef4e3fa29b6188570876a3
GAMES\GRIME.COM	9.8 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	8a431d767e9ffa0dfa09f6ca2a690e67d7b00c818fceed7402bca1881a088302
GAMES\GRIME.DOC 📄 view	5.6 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	2134324f8ace18845fb9ede9dc43dea2cc51dcc2f2e194f6f5f78ec54968e1cb
GAMES\MOONBUGS.EXE	45 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	94337b855abcaa0e624301fdf73f2a63e4c6c1af5a95d827f9eb47252d1c7267
MAIN.SRC 📄 view	3.4 KB	1989-09-12 10:33	25d7059ca0cedecb9037b78804562f02f49e297f6b4b46acdafb70efb408cd87
PC.EXE	29.2 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	4955b1a3e565f1c68459fae882e659dd9bfdbc09e516f6667f1c067db8267ab2
PC.SCN 📄 view	3.9 KB	1989-11-01 00:00	b3d482673f3ee66c63105f198702a57a569e1a2a7897c41453c31b613bc17749

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED

13FILES SCANNED

0INFECTED

0ERRORS

34.35sSCAN TIME

Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990 · via clamdscan

Infected files: 0
Time: 0.009 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256	Occurrences
580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981ad	PersonalComputer_Jul-1989.img::RF/ARCE.COM PersonalComputer_May-1989.img::CASHBOOK/ARCE.COM PersonalComputer_Nov-1989.img::FW3/ARCE.COM PersonalComputing_Dec-1988.img::ARCE.COM

▸ Archive.org

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