On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:12:02 UTC, "Alex Taylor"
wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:44:43 UTC, "Eye Pikm" wrote:
>
> > > WARP up to 4.50 was happy with 350 MB system drive
> > > MCP and eCS up to 1.1 needs 500 MB minimum. eCS 1.2x loves to see 1
> > > GB. eCS 2.0 loves 1.5 - 2.0GB for a full install.
> > >
> > It appears that eCS is bloating up like doze. I suppose its acting/looking
> > more like doze also, though I haven't seen anything past 1.1 (didn't like
> > the interface and it seemed then like it was trying to be more doze-like).
> > Guess I'll be with Warp4 until it can't run anymore.
>
> eCS can easily install in 500 MB, same as MCP2. IIRC, the only significant
> extras it installs by default, space-wise, are Firefox and Thunderbird.
>
> As for the interface, it's 100% optional. You can install eCS to look
> (in fact, be) exactly the same as MCP2 if you like. Obviously, you have
> to use the "advanced" install, but frankly, "easy" install is only
> intended for complete novices (and the people who write OS reviews).
>
You mean there's something other than advanced install Frankly, I just
don't remember that option. Or maybe it still installed some eCS folders or
some such thing. Nice to hear that they are not bloating. I guess the idea
of the OS on one partition and apps on another, is still a prudent one with
me. The only extras on my boot partition are Amouse, Snap, the Innotek
stuf, and XWorkplace. Oh, and Warpin also. To me those are intragal enough
to reside on the boot partition. Apps have their own partition, and then
the data partitions. Boot drive uses less than 600 megs and zips up nicely
into about 200 megs.