In article <BxFMpD.2s5@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B.
Nicholson-Owens) writes:
> Jim Blevins writes
> > when I ultimately receive 3.0, will I be able
> > to boot from the CD-ROM, or is it possible (and preferable) to install
> > the basic release on the internal drive?
>
> I don't know about booting from the CD-ROM, but you will be able to make a
> basic release 3.0 on the 105MB HD. You'll be able to install all the language
> material and have about 13MB free on it, if I remember right. I tried this (my
> situation is similar: 1GB main HD and 105MB swapdisk) and it ran fine. I
> wouldn't do anything major with it (swapping might be a problem), but it should
> run well enough to use.
> --
> -- Jeff (jeffo@uiuc.edu)
> -- NeXTmail welcome
I installed 3.0 on a station with a 105 hard drive and you have to be very careful when choosing what to install. You must remember that the basic system does not include a c compiler. I installed the c compiler on the station and was left only about 5 MB of free space. It will work but you will have to edit out a lot of the options in the upgrade plan.