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▸ Disk Identity

Image Size360 KB
FilesystemFAT12 (assumed — non-standard BPB)
Floppy Type360KB
Form Factor5.25"
Format NotesIBM DOS 2.0 DS/DD
Volume LabelPCA DEC 88
Cylinders40
Heads2
Sectors/Track9
Total Sectors720
Physical disk scan — PersonalComputing_Dec-1988
Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

25FILES
4DIRECTORIES
340.1 KBTOTAL DATA
Used capacity94.5%
Slack space5.5% (19.9 KB)
Date range1988-12-01
Largest filePASDEM.ARC (206.5 KB)
Cross-disk dupes3 file(s)
AV status✓ CLEAN
Disk SHA-256:be8e198556d42966ae79d5c7a8aca8e6e092296305f63741f818030f381858f0

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=250, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-06-22 09:30 (GMT/UTC)
NOTES: 
Disk from a large eBay collection.
100% media recovery.
Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PERSONALCOMPUTING_DEC-1988.IMG
│
├── PASDEM\
│   ├── INFO.TXT                    965 B  1988-12-01  sha256:06ee61d23f990660b32d0c138bffa461d786fd444ba74f4148e301f60e0436c5
│   └── PASDEM.ARC               206.5 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:e5b93d90b5213b9371b24d8a9e2461cee1dabb056db6f077e3f4dd4a0f7643f5
├── PIANOLA3\
│   ├── ENT                          7 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:02e18664d643f4897dbcf6092b9ead2213d9ffb9db435af9ffea5acacd05138b
│   ├── EYES                       4.6 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:e1685e1e79d417669798d08ec3ebf9b3109fadd12e1cefdcc1717d4aff260cca
│   ├── FIDDLER                    2.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:93c4033bea84be9b3b13e698036c39ffb6bf045fb9a8c0296926e98a2700ce9c
│   ├── MUSIC.BAT                    81 B  1988-12-01  sha256:6733ef2ffc9ce4adf964eb90fd8fabde3bbe692090bc0f3bedd12aee470a5102
│   ├── PLAY.COM                   1.9 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:ec7cc47814917ba708d7feb376d31105ff2a728a59c0dfb2521da013b6d5dbee
│   ├── RICHMAN                    4.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:6a42477669a4099b7d914497b1c86f54459426a4cadd6f58f15e45a3280db44c
│   ├── SUMMER                     3.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:c41acdc3ff481c0346d23436dab41283da72fff620feaa059db34eee7e4fa6ef
│   └── WIND                         3 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:546a833068ab9d258e26b21076800458d74095cc1b8a55c5def9c9ac44f29be8
├── TOOLKIT\
│   ├── DELC.DOC                   2.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:2d4270ab083b8de9f82c001f1912ee3e6a1fe738ac73db0543fd4cd73af26474
│   ├── DELC.EXE                    17 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:58230200d859733ef15b3e029e073fc5683bdb429995f340e271b9e8953f9fba
│   ├── FTEXT.DOC                  2.5 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:b1c6b4e923246733958458025f868e68a89fe09ef934801ab8681df1ce2b6794
│   ├── FTEXT.EXE                 14.5 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:57c1803ddbbe704cfa3329cd3c0e445b0f56812b7cd882d1ced78ae17d6d2804
│   ├── RECFG.DOC                  2.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:206a998e7b30b44a06bd9ea60a27da6254fb0a0d4040f7511edc3eb51def4bcf
│   └── RECFG.EXE                 14.3 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:2f94062415741dd4850cf0a2801dcd8bbe9ab5c218a835bb58c0608f5c334f59
├── XTRA\
│   ├── DEMO.BAT                  10.4 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:a22aeabe34b21a13df460dcace3d35d0ee053966266f0cf332a90438b9f196bb
│   ├── MENU.BAT                    655 B  1988-12-01  sha256:a903f1cee162d639b6fbd023bd0602a8ac2b58ed1f9526499401fcba2fc34b98
│   ├── MENU.DOC                     2 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:ddfe5d0dc826a75f84d627bfaae8982c0917278d6a299b056c06f943ede68cc2
│   ├── MULTI.BAT                  1.1 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:84c64ff6dbd25f02045824d68ef8d60fa87f6a3f30814981fab3eca8e5fbac15
│   └── XTRA.COM                   8.9 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:68cfed6442a0b80ccf1d080bfe41c85e34ba8680232ef5a949312949ae3ce096
├── ARCE.COM                     5 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981ad
├── MENU.PIX                   7.8 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:ad399828f20af7fb1bf9981a8bd79993207448e85953ca4c884b4f926aebd181
├── PCA.EXE                   14.3 KB  1988-12-01  sha256:1fbf6df25d0224c94ecd25ae30cd57353ed02c0af7abe08d7ea4e181c05e18bf
└── SIMCGA.COM                  618 B  1988-12-01  sha256:a2b2ecd82a6f62b327a3213ba7046178c4ee5b4f72620ef320416d1449ef7b6b
│
└─ END PERSONALCOMPUTING_DEC-1988.IMG

▸ File Manifest

PathSize ModifiedSHA-256
PASDEM\INFO.TXT 📄 view 965 B 1988-12-01 00:00 06ee61d23f990660b32d0c138bffa461d786fd444ba74f4148e301f60e0436c5
PASDEM\PASDEM.ARC 206.5 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 e5b93d90b5213b9371b24d8a9e2461cee1dabb056db6f077e3f4dd4a0f7643f5
PIANOLA3\ENT 📄 view 7 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 02e18664d643f4897dbcf6092b9ead2213d9ffb9db435af9ffea5acacd05138b
PIANOLA3\EYES 📄 view 4.6 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 e1685e1e79d417669798d08ec3ebf9b3109fadd12e1cefdcc1717d4aff260cca
PIANOLA3\FIDDLER 📄 view 2.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 93c4033bea84be9b3b13e698036c39ffb6bf045fb9a8c0296926e98a2700ce9c
PIANOLA3\MUSIC.BAT 📄 view 81 B 1988-12-01 00:00 6733ef2ffc9ce4adf964eb90fd8fabde3bbe692090bc0f3bedd12aee470a5102
PIANOLA3\PLAY.COM 1.9 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 ec7cc47814917ba708d7feb376d31105ff2a728a59c0dfb2521da013b6d5dbee⚠ DUP
PIANOLA3\RICHMAN 📄 view 4.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 6a42477669a4099b7d914497b1c86f54459426a4cadd6f58f15e45a3280db44c
PIANOLA3\SUMMER 📄 view 3.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 c41acdc3ff481c0346d23436dab41283da72fff620feaa059db34eee7e4fa6ef
PIANOLA3\WIND 📄 view 3 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 546a833068ab9d258e26b21076800458d74095cc1b8a55c5def9c9ac44f29be8
TOOLKIT\DELC.DOC 📄 view 2.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 2d4270ab083b8de9f82c001f1912ee3e6a1fe738ac73db0543fd4cd73af26474
TOOLKIT\DELC.EXE 17 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 58230200d859733ef15b3e029e073fc5683bdb429995f340e271b9e8953f9fba
TOOLKIT\FTEXT.DOC 📄 view 2.5 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 b1c6b4e923246733958458025f868e68a89fe09ef934801ab8681df1ce2b6794
TOOLKIT\FTEXT.EXE 14.5 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 57c1803ddbbe704cfa3329cd3c0e445b0f56812b7cd882d1ced78ae17d6d2804
TOOLKIT\RECFG.DOC 📄 view 2.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 206a998e7b30b44a06bd9ea60a27da6254fb0a0d4040f7511edc3eb51def4bcf
TOOLKIT\RECFG.EXE 14.3 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 2f94062415741dd4850cf0a2801dcd8bbe9ab5c218a835bb58c0608f5c334f59
XTRA\DEMO.BAT 📄 view 10.4 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 a22aeabe34b21a13df460dcace3d35d0ee053966266f0cf332a90438b9f196bb
XTRA\MENU.BAT 📄 view 655 B 1988-12-01 00:00 a903f1cee162d639b6fbd023bd0602a8ac2b58ed1f9526499401fcba2fc34b98
XTRA\MENU.DOC 📄 view 2 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 ddfe5d0dc826a75f84d627bfaae8982c0917278d6a299b056c06f943ede68cc2
XTRA\MULTI.BAT 📄 view 1.1 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 84c64ff6dbd25f02045824d68ef8d60fa87f6a3f30814981fab3eca8e5fbac15
XTRA\XTRA.COM 8.9 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 68cfed6442a0b80ccf1d080bfe41c85e34ba8680232ef5a949312949ae3ce096
ARCE.COM 5 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981ad⚠ DUP
MENU.PIX 7.8 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 ad399828f20af7fb1bf9981a8bd79993207448e85953ca4c884b4f926aebd181
PCA.EXE 14.3 KB 1988-12-01 00:00 1fbf6df25d0224c94ecd25ae30cd57353ed02c0af7abe08d7ea4e181c05e18bf
SIMCGA.COM 618 B 1988-12-01 00:00 a2b2ecd82a6f62b327a3213ba7046178c4ee5b4f72620ef320416d1449ef7b6b⚠ DUP

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED
25FILES SCANNED
0INFECTED
0ERRORS
31.9sSCAN 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
ec7cc47814917ba708d7feb376d31105ff2a728a59c0dfb2521da013b6d5dbeePersonalComputing_Dec-1988.img::PIANOLA3/PLAY.COM
PersonalComputing_Sep-1988.img::PIANOLA2/PLAY.COM
580619e8cf46e2fc10414572839b45da7807623cfd87fed383c8609ca61981adPersonalComputer_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
a2b2ecd82a6f62b327a3213ba7046178c4ee5b4f72620ef320416d1449ef7b6bPersonalComputing_Dec-1988.img::SIMCGA.COM
PersonalComputing_Sep-1988.img::SIMCGA.COM

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▸ Live Access via mTCP NetDrive

All variants of this disk are available for immediate live access on the public X86.WORLD mTCP NetDrive service. Connect commands for each variant are shown in the Available Image Variants section below.

Requires mTCP and a configured packet driver. Replace D: with any free drive letter. Type NETDRIVE DISCONNECT D: to unmount.

▸ Available Image Variants

This disk is available in 2 variants. The Original is the unmodified flux capture exactly as read from physical media. Other variants have been processed for specific purposes — see each tab for details.

Original Image
✓ AV Clean
FilenamePersonalComputing_Dec-1988.img
FilesystemFAT12 (assumed — non-standard BPB)
Files25
SHA-256be8e198556d42966ae79d5c7a8aca8e6e092296305f63741f818030f381858f0
DOS CONNECT COMMAND
NETDRIVE CONNECT disks.x86.world:2002 PersonalComputing_Dec-1988.img D:

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