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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 LabelPC MAR 1990
Cylinders40
Heads2
Sectors/Track9
Total Sectors720
Physical disk scan — PersonalComputing_Mar-1990
Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

24FILES
5DIRECTORIES
328.5 KBTOTAL DATA
Used capacity91.2%
Slack space8.8% (31.5 KB)
Date range1990-01-17 → 1990-03-01
Largest fileFACTORS.EXE (67.3 KB)
Cross-disk dupes1 file(s)
AV status✓ CLEAN
Disk SHA-256:0dd364189084a1140fe736df28101526f296d0b06e575f2010becd62e258efe5

▸ Archivist's Notes

  DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55BR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=1, drive.revolutions=1.4)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-07-27 10:33:13 (GMT/UTC)

NOTES:

100% media recovery.

Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PERSONALCOMPUTING_MAR-1990.IMG
│
├── DOSHELP\
│   ├── DOSHELP.COM               32.3 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:7d24b8f8fa2f9fe9dd00136c50dec28fae32824572d584d4058a3f60c1376dce
│   └── DOSHELP.DOC                 188 B  1990-01-17  sha256:171811912d56254151da81a9e71d627bc434006d52f2e2175de3f361036ff2a4
├── EDITOR\
│   ├── EDITOR.COM                17.3 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:ae5924c762307992336792a60b9fb7a518416d35ba74419b05bc75da86b9a05d
│   └── EDITOR.DOC                 4.5 KB  1990-01-17  sha256:e3c5744e35873c31f199814592ee32c755f29eb91d097a4615ea2770654d5f06
├── FACTORS\
│   ├── FACTORS.EXE               67.3 KB  1990-01-17  sha256:88fc1a5dbe7646b1499eaa008f22f61bb635adb2b0fee3e7dc908dbb54c28c59
│   └── FACTORS.DOC                 522 B  1990-01-17  sha256:0ce5bf294e16af821b65bfe4fb1a93b4320b634fa44d90fde2ebcc237a02adb1
├── HOPALONG\
│   ├── HOPALONG.EXE              37.2 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:a9496b653347698d6f31e24f6e8216727620185f6fc5eeb15d7337c13cde8cac
│   └── HOPALONG.DOC                233 B  1990-01-17  sha256:8b1cfcfdb11e1c09ef8672a6fc7eb0fe6476175e1769c0d63bccf63c7cf680e2
├── TOOLKIT\
│   ├── CAT.COM                     512 B  1990-03-01  sha256:8d9291ac1f859f10d7089475583a8ff7982a0b0c6ffcacd8c5ab2472c6f1a030
│   ├── CAT.DOC                     159 B  1990-03-01  sha256:aea27e047087607794287d2f5e993027b3afc1fdaf398f42d51ec38b5a775019
│   ├── CED.COM                      7 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:0dc194a87323ae2235ccfd7d0a21f371d3469a92df540508b53a4053070c0db9
│   ├── CED.TXT                     375 B  1990-01-17  sha256:c58068a9ee5f7d42244fa410c5d739345debf25c1a2761b35eff380e0333d8a3
│   ├── DDIR.COM                  16.9 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:e18f417766ecb0191167bba7152b18cc7e3d879c24b57a3bb18ba2ac6bc8b2b4
│   ├── DDIR.DOC                    168 B  1990-03-01  sha256:4902e74be00f92bde81e90d59c26b96009f0cac1bb66330b608916b856997c6a
│   ├── SINCE.DOC                   255 B  1990-03-01  sha256:524eb525f58d47cfdbff364626d50d701d54e9843712e3ce5ef94999efe72630
│   ├── SINCE.EXE                  7.8 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:04780da4ad63ec8a998419f2c5a7d76c19d7620ab493a6b50b9e6d55d97fa591
│   ├── TOOLBOX.DOC                  9 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:7cdf8ddaa89190fdb03eebfd4bc9915ebcb94588988c65f7083d45a326c3a9b6
│   ├── TOOLBOX.EXE               58.5 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:e1ac28738fc531bddf5df6e0baf2faab7450ff4a4ddd524c3e87f4b78b21914f
│   ├── WHEREIS.COM                 512 B  1990-03-01  sha256:6f5a2c9d0889896f4a20df3a8461fd1a58f06bd463e193c5635a390462f07cd7
│   ├── WHEREIS.DOC                 230 B  1990-03-01  sha256:08754febc84cb3c9eef6b600fd9131321d7c2b13d4c766d23a43eac4a37708c5
│   └── CED.DOC                   32.3 KB  1990-01-17  sha256:05a0af4001599b2d0a1a0f1abe036ddd95a24e50298004d5ff9714247a0ebc27
├── PC.EXE                    29.2 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:00d41c27fad400be7cf3be9eddb50455db457eb54e0161907c64a1505400d6ac
├── PC.SCN                     3.9 KB  1990-03-01  sha256:2a91b6e8257971b23f26814d4ddafe9182de058e482b63c24033563aefe170dc
└── MAIN.SRC                   2.3 KB  1990-01-17  sha256:2761bdb1976226b330d59277a465af8a520fb3c7bdd2cbfbca26aa13d15920db
│
└─ END PERSONALCOMPUTING_MAR-1990.IMG

▸ File Manifest

PathSize ModifiedSHA-256
DOSHELP\DOSHELP.COM 32.3 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 7d24b8f8fa2f9fe9dd00136c50dec28fae32824572d584d4058a3f60c1376dce
DOSHELP\DOSHELP.DOC 📄 view 188 B 1990-01-17 00:02 171811912d56254151da81a9e71d627bc434006d52f2e2175de3f361036ff2a4
EDITOR\EDITOR.COM 17.3 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 ae5924c762307992336792a60b9fb7a518416d35ba74419b05bc75da86b9a05d
EDITOR\EDITOR.DOC 📄 view 4.5 KB 1990-01-17 00:11 e3c5744e35873c31f199814592ee32c755f29eb91d097a4615ea2770654d5f06
FACTORS\FACTORS.EXE 67.3 KB 1990-01-17 15:53 88fc1a5dbe7646b1499eaa008f22f61bb635adb2b0fee3e7dc908dbb54c28c59
FACTORS\FACTORS.DOC 📄 view 522 B 1990-01-17 00:06 0ce5bf294e16af821b65bfe4fb1a93b4320b634fa44d90fde2ebcc237a02adb1
HOPALONG\HOPALONG.EXE 37.2 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 a9496b653347698d6f31e24f6e8216727620185f6fc5eeb15d7337c13cde8cac
HOPALONG\HOPALONG.DOC 📄 view 233 B 1990-01-17 00:08 8b1cfcfdb11e1c09ef8672a6fc7eb0fe6476175e1769c0d63bccf63c7cf680e2
TOOLKIT\CAT.COM 512 B 1990-03-01 00:00 8d9291ac1f859f10d7089475583a8ff7982a0b0c6ffcacd8c5ab2472c6f1a030
TOOLKIT\CAT.DOC 📄 view 159 B 1990-03-01 00:00 aea27e047087607794287d2f5e993027b3afc1fdaf398f42d51ec38b5a775019
TOOLKIT\CED.COM 7 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 0dc194a87323ae2235ccfd7d0a21f371d3469a92df540508b53a4053070c0db9
TOOLKIT\CED.TXT 📄 view 375 B 1990-01-17 00:19 c58068a9ee5f7d42244fa410c5d739345debf25c1a2761b35eff380e0333d8a3
TOOLKIT\DDIR.COM 16.9 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 e18f417766ecb0191167bba7152b18cc7e3d879c24b57a3bb18ba2ac6bc8b2b4
TOOLKIT\DDIR.DOC 📄 view 168 B 1990-03-01 00:00 4902e74be00f92bde81e90d59c26b96009f0cac1bb66330b608916b856997c6a
TOOLKIT\SINCE.DOC 📄 view 255 B 1990-03-01 00:00 524eb525f58d47cfdbff364626d50d701d54e9843712e3ce5ef94999efe72630
TOOLKIT\SINCE.EXE 7.8 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 04780da4ad63ec8a998419f2c5a7d76c19d7620ab493a6b50b9e6d55d97fa591
TOOLKIT\TOOLBOX.DOC 📄 view 9 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 7cdf8ddaa89190fdb03eebfd4bc9915ebcb94588988c65f7083d45a326c3a9b6
TOOLKIT\TOOLBOX.EXE 58.5 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 e1ac28738fc531bddf5df6e0baf2faab7450ff4a4ddd524c3e87f4b78b21914f
TOOLKIT\WHEREIS.COM 512 B 1990-03-01 00:00 6f5a2c9d0889896f4a20df3a8461fd1a58f06bd463e193c5635a390462f07cd7
TOOLKIT\WHEREIS.DOC 📄 view 230 B 1990-03-01 00:00 08754febc84cb3c9eef6b600fd9131321d7c2b13d4c766d23a43eac4a37708c5
TOOLKIT\CED.DOC 📄 view 32.3 KB 1990-01-17 00:13 05a0af4001599b2d0a1a0f1abe036ddd95a24e50298004d5ff9714247a0ebc27
PC.EXE 29.2 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 00d41c27fad400be7cf3be9eddb50455db457eb54e0161907c64a1505400d6ac⚠ DUP
PC.SCN 3.9 KB 1990-03-01 00:00 2a91b6e8257971b23f26814d4ddafe9182de058e482b63c24033563aefe170dc
MAIN.SRC 📄 view 2.3 KB 1990-01-17 00:01 2761bdb1976226b330d59277a465af8a520fb3c7bdd2cbfbca26aa13d15920db

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED
24FILES SCANNED
0INFECTED
0ERRORS
43.73sSCAN TIME
Engine: WARNING: VERSION command disabled in clamd, printing the local version.  ·  via clamdscan
Infected files: 0
Time: 0.009 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256Occurrences
00d41c27fad400be7cf3be9eddb50455db457eb54e0161907c64a1505400d6acPersonalComputing_Jan-1990.img::PC.EXE
PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.img::PC.EXE

▸ Archive.org

This disk image has not yet been submitted to the Internet Archive.
Once uploaded, create PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.link in the archive directory containing the item identifier.

▸ 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_Mar-1990.img
FilesystemFAT12 (assumed — non-standard BPB)
Files24
SHA-2560dd364189084a1140fe736df28101526f296d0b06e575f2010becd62e258efe5
DOS CONNECT COMMAND
NETDRIVE CONNECT disks.x86.world:2002 PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.img D:

▸ Media Gallery

PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.dir.jpg
Dir
PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.disk-rear.jpg
Disk-rear
PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.disk.jpg
Disk
PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.fluxengine.jpg
Fluxengine
PersonalComputing_Mar-1990.pc-menu.jpg
Pc-menu