CTH> The main reason i wanted to use SysInst was to install
CTH> via NFS.  As best i can tell, to use the traditional
CTH> method, i have to make the MacOS partition large
CTH> enough to hold base.tgz, a minimal MacOS, and the
CTH> installation programs.  That uses up at least 20MB of
CTH> the very limited disk space.

Why don't you use a CD-ROM drive for that?  Any stock SCSI CD-ROM will
do, as long as you use the right version of the Apple CD-ROM init
(sorry, I don't remember the right version right now, but it's a FAQ
that you'll find on any 68K MacOS site).

                                        Juliusz