Running Interactive UNIX w/2 80 MB HDs instead of 1 160. Acceptable?

[Jim Deitch]

In article <1991Mar03.025118.21345 at virtech.uucp> cpcahil at virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>kittlitz at granite.cr.bull.com (Edward N. Kittlitz) writes:
>
>>I believe that a lot of purchased software (e.g. oracle, perhaps
>>some compilers) expects to be in places like /bin (root filesystem)
>>or under /usr/bin /usr/lib ...
>
>/usr is not required to be on the first drive.  The only pieces
>that *MUST* be on the first drive are 1) root partition (primarily /, /bin
>and /etc) and 2) primary swap space
>
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>Conor P. Cahill            (703)430-9247        Virtual Technologies, Inc.
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>                                                Sterling, VA 22170 

How about /dev?  Doesn't it need this to open any subsequent devices?

Jim

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