I just tried your bootscript in my iBook 12" (PowerBook6,7) with the Radeon 9550 video and my non-functioning brightness keys suddenly started working!

Still no sound, but a volume bar appears when you push the Volume Up/Down function keys.
I think some sound-related extension loaded at boot, but it went by too quickly for me to get a good look at it.

I had heard good things about 64GB msata MSA230S in the big cheap green "chenyang" msata-ide adapters from Amazon. So I thought I ordered one, but I goofed and got 220S instead.  I have no idea what the difference is, but I am pleased to report that it seems to work perfectly in my iBook G4 14" late 2004 1.33GHz. I'm running OS 9 on all my G3 and G4 laptops because OS X (and surprisingly OpenBSD) just run horribly on these machines. Even with the RAM maxed out, they are slow and super-thrashy. Unix just has too many little files...

I am tempted to test this adapter+drive combination in my most cursed Lombard, which locked up all the time with a short board "MOPFOL" adapter (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSWK82HK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) and a 32GB Samsung msata drive I had laying around.  Not sure it is the Powerbook's fault as I also tested these devices in several hard disk music players and "vintage" Pentium laptops and nothing worked reliably.  Finally, I tried it in a Compaq Armada 1700 (running Windows ME just because I never had that OS back in the day) and it actually worked reliably.

Just for fun, I decided to try  the green Chenyang + Transcend 230S msata with Lombard 333MHz.   It did not work reliably in the Cursed Lombard.  I was able to install (using the Mactron "Well-Tempered" 2013 OS 9.2.2 disk image to boot and restore) fine, but after less than half an hour it locked up.  I tried a few more times, but it locked up in less than half an hour every time. 

Went back to old spinner and the system is stable again.  It is very curious that the disk-intensive system restore usually succeeds w/o locking up (with all these cheap adapters) and then after a reboot, there's a crash usually but not always when writing to the flash/SSD.  Oh, well...it is generally a nicer experience using the ~1GHz iBooks anyway. (Oh well, taking them apart is not nice, LOL.)

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Lexicon Core2 2000-07

• Placement: Core2 Mac v1.20 release notes are dated 07/00;this is earlier released-Mac-driver evidence than the 11 Aug 2000 “officially Mac compatible” report,so the entry belongs in 2000.
• Identity: Core2 is a distinct Core2 Desktop Audio System;the earlier Lexicon Studio is separately built around Core-32+PC-90+external LDI hardware. Core2 ≠ Core-32.
• Mac: v1.20=ASIO only,not Sound Manager;exact Classic-Mac OS minimum ?. Native OS X support remains ?.
• Later confirmation: 2000-08-11 — officially Mac compatible.
• Photographed board: © LEXICON, INC. 1999·CORE2·PCB 710-13710·REV 1·dual-keyed 32-bit conventional PCI edge. PCB 710-13710 independently matches Lexicon's service parts list.
• PCI: DSP56301 integrated PCI interface;both PCI master+slave modes used;Core2=Universal PCI for 5V or 3.3V signaling;6-channel DMA. DSP56301 HI32=PCI Rev.2.1·32-bit;Lexicon specifies 33MHz. Card length remains ?.
• Converters, photo+service-BOM confirmed: 2× AK5383VS ADC at U17/U18·4× AK4324VF DAC at U9–U12;both 24-bit/96kHz-capable. AK5383='99·AK4324='97.
• Core logic/support, photo+service-BOM confirmed: Motorola XC56301PW66/DSP56301 @66MHz at U23·Xilinx XCS10 FPGA at U27·Atmel AT27C256R boot ROM at U24 with Lexicon 350-13846 V1.00 image·2× CS3310 digital volume controllers at U3/U4·2× QS3245 bus switches at U21/U25·10× NJM4580 dual op-amps at U1/U2/U5–U8/U13–U16.
• Clock/optical: 6.000MHz DSP crystal+11.2896/12.288MHz audio clocks·TORX173 optical RX+TOTX173 optical TX·DB25 breakout connector.
• Architecture/I/O: 28-channel PCI hard-disk-recorder architecture;hardware capable of 44.1/48/88.2/96kHz,with 44.1/48kHz supported at first customer ship·4 analog in·8 analog out·coax S/PDIF/TTL word-clock input·coax S/PDIF output·optical ADAT 8-channel or optical S/PDIF.
• MP-100: optional effects daughterboard;period Lexicon Mac advertising explicitly marks MP-100 NOT MAC COMPATIBLE.

Sources:card·service BOM·PCI/theory·Mac v1.20·Mac compatibility

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CreamWare SCOPE/SP / PowerPulsar / later SCOPE professional 2000-09-01

• Placement: Classic-Mac SCOPE/SP available at launch 1 Sep 2000 (OS 8.6/9.x);earlier 1998 Mac publicity was pre-release.
• Hardware: distinct 15×SHARC high-DSP PCI branch;PowerPulsar is documented as based on the same SCOPE/SP hardware,so no duplicate physical row.
• Rename map: old SCOPE/SCOPE-SP→later SCOPE professional.
• PCI: Rev 2.1 compliant·33 MHz busmaster slot·PCI Busmaster·33.8×10.8×1.6 cm. “32 Bit Audio-Bus architecture” is not promoted to 32-bit PCI width;table width stays ?.

Sources:preview·PowerPulsar=same hardware·rename·PCI

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta 44 2000-06-01

• Placement: ATPM 6.06 (1 Jun 2000) reports MIDIman had already posted Macintosh drivers for Delta 44/66/1010;this is the first dated released-Mac evidence used here.
• Hardware: 4×4 balanced/unbalanced analog I/O·24-bit/96kHz;no digital I/O. Mac installer provides “Delta 44 Driver”,DeltaPanel PPC and ASIO2/ASIO-v3/legacy ASIO drivers.
• Converters: Envy24 Delta definition confirms 4 ADC+4 DAC channels implemented with 2× AK4524.

Sources:2000-06-01 Mac drivers·manual·shared Delta evidence

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta 66 2000-06-01

• Placement: same 1 Jun 2000 released-Mac-driver evidence as Delta 44/1010.
• Hardware: 4×4 analog+stereo coax S/PDIF=6×6 logical I/O·24/96. Mac package=“Delta 66 Driver”+DeltaPanel PPC+ASIO2/ASIO-v3/legacy ASIO. Converter architecture=2× AK4524 (4 ADC+4 DAC channels).
• Omni Studio=Delta 66+Omni I/O bundle;not a second PCI-card row.

Sources:2000-06-01·manual·shared

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta 1010 2000-06-01

• Placement corrected from 2000-09: ATPM 6.06 confirms MIDIman had posted the Macintosh Delta-family drivers by 1 Jun 2000.
• Hardware: 8 analog I/O+S/PDIF+MIDI+BNC word clock·24/96·external converter rack. Mac package later documented as “Delta 1010 Driver”,DeltaControl PPC+three Classic-Mac ASIO drivers.
• Converters remain ~AK5383VS ADC/~AK4393VF DAC pending direct rack-board confirmation.

Shared Delta Mac/PCI evidence:

• 30 Sep 2001 M-Audio OS X 10.1 release explicitly covers Delta 1010,66,44,DiO 2496,Audiophile 2496,TDIF and R-BUS and states these cards already operate under Mac OS 9;features include ASIO2+legacy ASIO,multi-client operation and up to four Delta cards.
• Core PCI family=IC Ensemble/VIA VT1712 Envy24·PCI 2.1·32-bit/33MHz·bus mastering. Original Delta boards are 5V. In 2003 M-Audio redesigned Delta 44/66/1010/1010LT/Audiophile 2496 for PCI 2.2 universal 3.3/5V/G5 compatibility→overview “var” for those models.

Sources:2001 Mac OS9/OSX family·VT1712·Delta IDs·2003 universal redesign·midiman.net·midiman.de·midiman.com·midiman.co.uk·m-audio.de

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Lynx Studio Technology LynxONE 2000-09-14

• Mac: LynxONE ASIO 0.90a beta was released 2000-09-14 as the initial Macintosh driver.
• Mac driver facts:
  
  • Mac OS 9: ASIO 2.0.
  • No Sound Manager support planned.
  • No Macintosh MIDI-driver support planned,despite the card having two physical MIDI ports.
  • No Mac OS X support for LynxONE.
• Hardware:
  
  • First Lynx Studio Technology product.
  • 24-bit analog I/O up to 50 kHz;AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital I/O up to 96 kHz.
  • 5 V PCI only;later G5 PCI-X machines are not supported.
  • PCI mechanical: manual specifies PCI 2.1 compliance·up to 132 MB/s·5.0×7.4×0.75 in·half-size PCI card.
• Driver chronology:
  
  • 2000-09-14 — ASIO 0.90a beta initial Mac driver.
  • 2002-05-30 — LynxONE Macintosh v1.00b.

Sources:Lynx Macintosh Read Me·2002-05-30 — LynxONE Mac v1.00b·Lynx FAQ — OS9 ASIO;no Sound Manager/MIDI/OSX·LynxONE product page

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M-Audio Audiophile 2496 2000-10

• Mac: v1.0 manual dated Oct 2000=Power Mac G3/G4·Mac OS 8.6+·Delta extension/control panel+ASIO;later packages add OMS/Sound Manager. 30 Sep '01 unified Delta release confirms OS9+OS X 10.1.
• Hardware: 2×2 analog+coax S/PDIF+MIDI·24/96;AK4528VF stereo ADC/DAC. PCI/signaling follows shared Delta family;2003 universal redesign applies.

Sources:2000-10 manual·midiman.net·shared

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta DiO 2496 2000-12

• Manufacturer manual dated Dec 2000 includes Macintosh drivers;G3/G4·Mac OS 8.6+·PCI 2.1. Later m-audio.de manual documents Delta DiO Driver+DeltaPanel PPC+ASIO2/v3/legacy ASIO+Sound Manager and OS X 10.1+.
• I/O: stereo analog RCA output only·coax+optical S/PDIF in/out·24-bit/96kHz·8–96k sample rates·8–24-bit resolution·36-bit internal mixer·up to four cards. ADC=—;exact DAC IC remains ?.

Sources:Dec 2000 manual·m-audio.de·shared

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Roland RPC-1 2001-02-15

• Mac:R-BUS PCI card. Mac OS 8.6+.
• Mac driver set:
  
  • Sound Manager=only 16 bit 2-channel data.
  • ASIO2=ASIO2.0 driver,ASIO=ASIO2.0 driver without software monitoring,ASIOv3=ASIO1 driver for Digital Performer.
  • OMS 2.3.8 MIDI driver.
• I/O: 8-channel bidirectional R-BUS over 25-pin D-sub;up to 24-bit/96 kHz with compatible Roland R-BUS equipment.
• Driver provenance: Roland explicitly states the RPC-1 drivers were designed by M-Audio. The Mac manual itself also exposes M-Audio naming in the Windows driver components (“M Audio Delta ASIO”/“M Audio Delta EASI”). This strengthens the documented RPC-1/M-Audio relationship,but PCI-controller/electrical identity with Delta R-BUS is not promoted without direct board/controller evidence.
• OS X: later Roland support documentation cites Mac OS X 10.4.2 as an example supported RPC-1 environment. This proves an OS X branch existed but does not establish 10.4.2 as its first/minimum version;overview therefore remains conservative at 10.x.

Sources:RPC-1 Owner's Manual — Mac OS 8.6+,Sound Manager/ASIO/OMS·Roland discontinued-product page — cross-platform Mac/PC·Roland — M-Audio driver provenance/OS X example·Roland RPC-1/Studio Package PDF

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Creative Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh (CT4875) 2001-03-21

• Model: Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh=CT4875. CT4870 is a separate Creative model and receives its own row from the first Mac package that explicitly supports it.
• Timeline:
  
  • 1999-01 — Creative announced plans to port Sound Blaster Live! to Macintosh.
  • 2001-01-24 — announced as nearly ready.
  • 2001-03-21 — available;$149.99;Creative directs users to http://www.soundblaster.com/products/macintosh/.
  • 2002-07-15 — Macintosh driver v1.1;Mac OS 8.6–9.x;CT4870/CT4875.

Sources:2001-03-21 — Creative ships Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh·2001-03-20 — Macworld shipping report·2001-01-24 — still not shipped·Creative model-number list — CT4875=Sound Blaster Live! For Mac·Sound Blaster Live! Mac patch

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Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value (CT4870) 2002-07-11

• Placement: Creative's Macintosh v1.1 web update explicitly says it supports Mac OS 8.6–9.x and was tested on CT4870 as well as CT4875;this is the first direct released-Mac package currently proven for CT4870,so it gets its own row rather than being merged with CT4875.
• Hardware identity: Linux/Creative PCI IDs identify CT4870 as an EMU10K1-based Sound Blaster Live! Value with AC97 codec;PCI vendor/device 1102:0002,subsystem 8028:1102. Exact AC97 codec part and card-side PCI electrical fields remain ?.
• Do not back-date CT4870 to the 2001 Macintosh retail-card launch:that launch is CT4875-specific. CT4870 enters only when Creative explicitly supports it in the Mac driver package.

Sources:Creative Macintosh v1.1 support·PCI ID/EMU10K1

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta TDIF 2001-05-16

• Manual DTDIF-051601 documents a released Macintosh driver CD and installation: “Delta TDIF Driver”,DeltaPanel PPC,ASIO2 DeltaTDIF,ASIO DeltaTDIF v3,legacy ASIO+Sound Manager.
• I/O: 8-ch TDIF+stereo S/PDIF+stereo analog I/O+word-clock out via breakout;24-bit Delta-family PCI host card. Exact converter ICs remain ?.

Sources:2001-05-16 manual·shared

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta R-BUS 2001-09-30

• Placement: 30 Sep unified M-Audio Mac release lists R-BUS among cards already working under OS9 and newly supported in OS X 10.1;this predates Nov retail-shipping coverage.
• Mac manual=OS 8.5.1+;Delta R-BUS Driver+three ASIO variants. I/O=8-ch bidirectional Roland R-BUS+stereo S/PDIF+stereo analog I/O;multiple R-BUS/Delta cards supported. Exact converter ICs remain ?.

Sources:2001-09-30 Mac release·manual·shipping·shared

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Edirol DA-2496/DA-PCI 2001-10

• Mac: 2001-10 documentation lists DA-2496 for Mac/Windows with ASIO 2.0+Sound Manager;the owner manual includes classic-Mac installation.
• Mac driver set:
  
  • ASIO2 DA-PCI.
  • ASIO Edirol DA-PCIv4=ASIO 2.0 without Direct Monitor.
  • ASIO Edirol DA-PCIv3=ASIO 1 for Digital Performer/Cubase 3/other older hosts.
  • Sound Manager.
  • OMS driver.
• Driver: Macintosh v1.02b.

Sources:2001-10 — Mix AES New Products: ASIO2 Win/Mac+Sound Manager Mac·DA-2496 Owner's Manual — Macintosh driver installation·DA-2496 Mac driver v1.02b·Roland/Edirol support

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Midiman/M-Audio Delta 1010LT 2001-11-22

• Mac: shipped Mac+PC;manual requires OS 8.5.1+ and installs “Delta 1010LT Driver”,DeltaPanel PPC,three Classic-Mac ASIO drivers+OMS. OS X support follows unified Delta branch.
• Hardware: 10×10·8 analog I/O+coax S/PDIF+MIDI+BNC WC·24/96. Rev-A PCB=VT1712 Envy24+4×AK4524+CS8427;PCI/signaling follows shared Delta family,including 2003 universal redesign.

Sources:2001-11-22 ship/Mac·manual·ICs

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M-Audio Delta 410 2002-03

• Shipping-era Mac/PC card;manufacturer manual D410-110901 includes Macintosh OS 8.5.1+ drivers and Delta Control Panel. I/O=2 analog in+8 analog out+stereo S/PDIF·24/96·36-bit hardware mixer.
• Converter architecture=AK4529 (2 ADC+8 DAC channels);VT1712/Envy24 Delta-family PCI=2.1·32/33·5V·bus-master. Multiple Delta cards sample-sync.

Sources:manual·Mar 2002 shipping·AK4529

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Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-A 2002

• Mac: later-2002 OS9 ASIO/ASIO2 beta documented;Mac firmware required. 4 analog in+4 analog out.
• PCI: 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″. Lynx manual specifies PCI 2.2 compliance·up to 132 MB/s via a custom 16-channel zero-wait-state scatter-gather DMA engine·bus mastering·5.0×7.4×0.75″ half-size card. Universal/twin-key PCI edge supports 5V/3.3V hosts.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01)·CS4396 DAC ('99). Lynx identifies A/B/C as separate cards and maintains separate firmware IDs.

Sources:LynxTWO manual — PCI 2.2/DMA/BM/size/OS9 ASIO·product·compare·manual

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Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-B 2002

• Mac: same Classic-Mac driver family;2 analog in+6 analog out. Separate model/firmware from A and C,therefore its own row.
• PCI: 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″;shared LynxTWO PCI 2.2/scatter-gather DMA/bus-master/half-size architecture.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01)·CS4396 DAC ('99).

Sources:shared Lynx sources

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Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-C 2002

• Mac: same Classic-Mac driver family;6 analog in+2 analog out. Separate model/firmware from A and B,therefore its own row.
• PCI: 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″;shared LynxTWO PCI 2.2/scatter-gather DMA/bus-master/half-size architecture.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01)·CS4396 DAC ('99).

Sources:shared Lynx sources

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Lynx Studio Technology L22 2003

• Jan '03 Mix confirms ASIO2 under OS9.x;shares LynxTWO driver family;no Sound Manager;Mac firmware required.
• PCI: 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″;same 5.0×7.4×0.75″ half-size mechanical class and Lynx PCI 2.2/bus-master architecture as LynxTWO.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01)·CS4396 DAC ('99);2 analog in+2 analog out.
• “L22-G” is not slash-merged into the row: exact physical identity/revision relationship must be proved before treating it as the same card or a separate row.

Sources:shared Lynx sources

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Lynx Studio Technology AES16 2004

• 5 Aug '04 manual includes OS9 ASIO installation via shared LynxTWO_OS9.sit;CoreAudio separate for OS X.
• Digital-only;PCI 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″;16-channel AES/EBU I/O;no hardware SRC population.
• Mechanical/PCI family: half-size 5.0×7.4×0.75″ PCI card;PCI 2.2 architecture with bus-master DMA. AES16 documentation identifies operation in both 5V and 3.3V PCI environments.

Sources:manual·Lynx manual archive

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Lynx Studio Technology AES16-SRC 2004

• Same OS9 driver/manual family as AES16 but physically/functionally distinct SRC model;manual specifies eight channels of sample-rate conversion.
• Digital-only;PCI 2.2·32/33·3.3/5V·BM·7.4″. Separate row because SRC hardware is populated.
• Period Jan 2004 coverage confirms AES16-SRC as a distinct AES16-family card with eight SRC channels and Macintosh compatibility.

Sources:AES16 manual/source block·Jan 2004 AES16-SRC

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MOTU PCI-424/PCIX-424 2002-10-23→2003-08

• PCI-424: original standard 5V PCI;Mac OS 9+ASIO;AudioWire;4 ports/up to 96 I/O.
• Bus mastering: MOTU's PCI-424 guide explicitly calls the PCI-424 a bus-mastering device because of its PCI bandwidth use. Applied to the PCI-424/PCIX-424 family;revision,width/speed and physical size remain ? until direct evidence is found.
• PCIX-424: G5-compatible rev shipping ~Aug '03;standard 5V PCI+3.3V PCI-X;replaced original later in 2003.
• OS9: requirements cover both PCI-424+PCIX-424 under 9.0–9.2.2;G5 itself cannot native-boot OS9.
• Later: PCIe-424=PCI Express generation.

Sources:manual·launch·compat·src·G5·req

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Frontier Design Group Dakota 2003

• PCI/I/O: Dakota=bus-mastering PCI with scatter-gather DMA·16-channel ADAT·stereo S/PDIF·2×2 MIDI. Exact PCI revision/signaling ?.
• Montana: separate 16-channel ADAT expansion card connected to Dakota;period documentation says it may physically occupy a PCI or ISA slot. Because this does not prove Montana itself enumerates/uses the PCI bus,it is an accessory in Details,not a PCI overview row.
• Mac: Frontier Macintosh installer v1.06·Dakota hardware guide.
• Photo: Dakota board photo.

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CreamWare Pulsar II / later SCOPE project 2000-05-16

• Placement: period CreamWare news says Pulsar II shipped for Windows+Mac on 16 May 2000.
• Hardware: distinct 6×SHARC PCI card;do not merge with original 4×SHARC Pulsar.
• Rename map: Pulsar II→later SCOPE project.
• Physical: period CreamWare-derived specification=3/4-length PCI card,254×95×20mm. Exact PCI revision,width,signaling and bus-master status remain ? for this physical branch.

Sources:ship/hardware·rename

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Echo Gina24 2000-11-06

• Placement: dated Echo24 Mac ASIO compatibility document names Gina24/Layla24/Mona on 6 Nov 2000;earlier released Mac support remains unproved.
• Mac: Echo’s driver architecture explicitly places Gina24 in the newer Echo24 ASIO family;OS 8/9 ASIO only,Sound Manager unsupported. Later unified manual=8.6+.
• Converters: ~AK5383 ADC ('99)·~AK4393 DAC ('00') pending primary/board-photo confirmation.
• Revision caution: Echo-derived driver code shows Gina24 revisions using DSP56301 and DSP56361;do not flatten production to one DSP IC.
• Laptop boundary: Gina24 is a desktop PCI product;do not create a CardBus Gina24 row. Echo’s actual CardBus systems were Layla LapTop/Mona LapTop.
• PCI: Echo/Linux IDs expose the onboard Motorola DSP itself as the PCI device (56301=1057:1801;56361=1057:3410); Motorola HI32 is PCI 2.1-compliant,32-bit/33MHz and supports PCI mastering. Card signaling remains ? because DSP electrical capability does not prove the PCB keying used by every Echo revision.

Sources:Echo24 Mac·unified Mac/families

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Echo Layla24 2000-11-06

• Placement: same dated Echo24 Mac ASIO group as Gina24/Mona;original Mac v1.0 manual explicitly supports OS 8.1/8.5/8.6/9.0/9.04;ASIO only,Sound Manager unsupported.
• Converter stage is external;exact converter ICs remain ?. Layla LapTop=separate Type-II CardBus system,not a PCI row;Lombard G3 explicitly incompatible,later G4 Titanium documented working.
• PCI/DSP revision evidence is shared with Gina24: DSP56301/56361 revisions;HI32 PCI 2.1·32/33·BM;signaling remains ?.

Sources:Mac v1.0·family/CardBus

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Echo Mona 2000-11-06

• Placement/Mac: Echo24 Mac ASIO group dated 6 Nov 2000;original Mac manual supports OS 8.1/8.5/8.6/9.0/9.04;ASIO only.
• Hardware: ~5″ PCI card·DSP56301 with later DSP56361 revisions·AK5393 ADC ('00)·AK4393 DAC ('00). Mona LapTop=separate CardBus system;Lombard G3 incompatible,G4 Titanium documented working.
• PCI evidence shared with Gina24: HI32 PCI2.1·32/33·BM;card signaling remains ?.

Sources:Mac manual·hardware/ICs·CardBus

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CreamWare Elektra 2000-08-11

• Placement: period Mac review dated 11 Aug 2000;explicit PC & MAC product,Mac G3/OS8.6+.
• Hardware: short PCI card·3×SHARC DSP·on-card I/O;common 3-DSP architecture does NOT merge it with PowerSampler or Luna II.

Sources:Mac review

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CreamWare PowerSampler 2000-12-08

• Placement: Mac review 8 Dec 2000;professional sampler for PC or Mac;G3 B&W/OS8.6+.
• Hardware: short PCI card·3 DSPs·bus mastering. Kept separate from Elektra/Luna II because exact same physical-card identity is not proven.
• PowerSampler II: 2002 announcement states it uses the same DSP card as its predecessor;treated as same physical PowerSampler card generation unless contrary hardware evidence appears.

Sources:Mac review·PowerSampler II

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CreamWare Luna II 2001

• Placement: period Mar 2001 product coverage says Luna II is available for Mac or PC;later CreamWare notice confirms Mac delivery/software.
• Hardware: short PCI card·3×SHARC·stereo analog I/O+S/PDIF+MIDI+Z-Link;optional Luna 2496/ADAT expansion. Separate card/model row.
• Later SCOPE home naming belongs in Details and does not replace the physical-card identity in the overview.

Sources:Mar 2001

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Echo Mia 2001-03-31~

• Chronology: SOS says Mac drivers were still unavailable in late Feb 2001;ASCII.jp on 31 Mar 2001 explicitly says Macintosh support was then available via beta driver on Echo’s site. Treat 2001-03-31 as first confirmed PUBLIC Classic-Mac beta support,not a proved final-driver release.
• Mac: unified Echo manual=OS 8.6+;OS8/9 ASIO only;OS X 10.1.3+. Manual explicitly places Mia in the newer Echo24 ASIO family with Gina24/Layla24/Mona.
• Hardware: PCI bus master·!AK4528 codec ('00). Host PCI requirement is not promoted to card-side PCI revision.
• PCI: Echo/Linux IDs expose the onboard Motorola DSP itself as the PCI device (56301=1057:1801;56361=1057:3410); Motorola HI32 is PCI 2.1-compliant,32-bit/33MHz and supports PCI mastering. Card signaling remains ? because DSP electrical capability does not prove the PCB keying used by every Echo revision.

Sources:late-Feb status/hardware·31 Mar Mac beta·Echo Mac family/manual

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Echo MiaMIDI 2001?

• Classic Mac AUDIO support confirmed in unified Echo manual;exact first Mac date remains ? and is not inherited from Mia without direct package proof.
• OS8/9: ASIO audio works;MiaMIDI’s MIDI function itself requires OS X. Unified manual places MiaMIDI in the newer Echo24 driver family.
• Electrical/converter fields remain ? pending exact-board evidence.
• PCI: Echo/Linux IDs expose the onboard Motorola DSP itself as the PCI device (56301=1057:1801;56361=1057:3410); Motorola HI32 is PCI 2.1-compliant,32-bit/33MHz and supports PCI mastering. Card signaling remains ? because DSP electrical capability does not prove the PCB keying used by every Echo revision.

Sources:Echo Mac family/manual

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TC Works / TC Electronic PowerCore PCI / Element 2001-05-11

• Placement: Feb 2001 TC ad says “available from March 2001”,but this is availability marketing rather than hard shipment proof;KVR’s dated May archive explicitly reports PowerCore “now shipping” under 11 May 2001. Use 2001-05-11 as current conservative released-Mac anchor;8 Jun Sweetwater confirms physical stock+Mac-only support.
• Hardware: 4×Motorola DSP56362 @100 MHz·MPC8240/PPC @200 MHz·8 MB SDRAM·32-bit PCI 33/66 MHz·206×119 mm·DSP-only.
• Mac Classic: period TC advertising requires G3/G4 PCI PowerMac+Mac OS 9;Apr 2001 EM gives Mac OS 8.6 minimum. Initial product was Mac-only;PC support came later.
• OS X: PowerCore system 1.7 supports the existing PowerCore PCI under Mac OS X. Surviving TC documentation specifies Mac OS X 10.2+,G4/800 MHz+,and VST or Audio Units host software. Period SOS coverage likewise states system 1.7 gives existing PCI PowerCore cards full OS X/Audio Units support.
• Identity: TC documentation groups PCI/Element under same hardware specs;Element treated as bundle/product identity,not duplicate physical row.
• Electrical caution: “3.3 V power supply” wording is not promoted to 3.3 V PCI signaling;keying/signaling remains ?.
• PCI revision: TC compatibility documentation states PowerCore PCI meets PCI 2.1 and runs in PCI-X G5 slots;therefore card-side rev=2.1. 32-bit 33/66MHz+206×119mm remain from TC manual. Signaling stays ? until direct keying/electrical proof;3.3V supply wording alone is not signaling proof.

Sources:Mar availability ad·11 May shipping·8 Jun stock/Mac-only·OS8.6/hardware·manual/spec·TC PowerCore 1.7 / OS X 10.2+·PowerCore 1.7/PCI OS X

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Digidesign Pro Tools|HD Core 2002-01-17

• Placement: Avid release history=Pro Tools 5.3 / Pro Tools|HD on 17 Jan 2002;Digidesign compatibility docs confirm HD under Mac OS 9.1–9.2.2.
• Hardware: period Electronic Musician explicitly calls HD Core 64-bit PCI and 33/66-MHz-bus compatible;HD Core/Process are the two 64-bit PCI cards of the system. 9×100 MHz Motorola “Presto” 56k DSPs·converter — external.
• Exact Presto=56361 remains ~ until stronger period/primary Digidesign IC evidence;signaling/keying remains ?.

Sources:Avid 17 Jan·OS9 compat·64-bit/33-66·two 64-bit cards·DSP context

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Digidesign Pro Tools|HD Process 2002-01-17

• Placement: same Pro Tools 5.3/HD Mac release anchor as HD Core;physically distinct DSP expansion card,so separate row.
• Hardware: period review explicitly identifies HD Process as the second 64-bit PCI card;Digidesign later documents HD Process operation in 32-bit/33-MHz expansion chassis,so 64-bit is card width not a requirement for a 64-bit host slot. 9×100 MHz “Presto” 56k DSPs·converter —.
• Exact Presto=56361 ~;33/66 capability is retained in overview from HD-family evidence but should not be promoted beyond available card-specific proof;signaling/keying remains ?.

Sources:Avid release history·HD launch·32-bit chassis compat

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RME Hammerfall DSP PCI 2002-03-27

• Placement:Mac OS9 v2.10 27 Mar '02;v2.11 4 Jun supports PCI/CardBus+Digiface/Multiface on >8.6.
• Role:Digiface/Multiface host;converter=— external.
• PCB atlas:RME FAQ covers Rev1.3/1.4 boot mod and different Rev1.5 mod;survivors confirm 1.4,1.7,1.8 and photo-confirmed 1.9. No ADC/DAC on the host card.
• PCB Rev1.x≠flash HW rev:OS9 FUT→11;later tools→15/17 etc.
• PCI:short 2.0·32/33·3.3V/PCI-X·Zero-Waitstate BM;IEEE-1394 connector uses proprietary RME protocol,not FireWire.

Sources:RME Rev1.3/1.4/1.5 mods·Rev1.4·Rev1.7·Rev1.8·Rev1.9 photo·drivers/FUT

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Universal Audio / Mackie UAD-1 PCI 2002-04-07

• Placement: Macintosh availability documented 7 Apr 2002 after earlier Windows-only availability.
• Hardware: PCI 2.1 compliant·bus-mastering DMA·66 MHz support·7″ short card·DSP-only.
• Identity: UA support identifies Mackie OEM and UA-branded UAD-1 as same hardware;Project/Studio/Ultra Pak etc.=bundles,not new card rows.
• Mac OS 9.x supported.
• OS X: surviving UAD-1 manuals explicitly specify Mac OS X 10.2.x or higher. VST and Audio Units are supported under OS X;MAS is OS9-only in the documented branch.
• PCI electrical: UA states UAD-1 was designed for “Universal Signaling” and works in PCI+PCI-X/G5;manufacturer/product photography shows a 32-bit dual-keyed edge. Overview=2.1·32/66·3.3/5V·BM·7″.

Sources:UAD-1 manual — OS9/OS X 10.2+·UAD-1 system requirements

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Digigram VX442 2002

• Placement: Mac OS 9.1+ manual/support is confirmed;exact first released OS9-driver day remains ? and is not replaced by product-introduction date.
• Mac: Sound Manager+ASIO/ASIO2 with actual Mac installation/control-panel workflow.
• Platform/PCI: IC Ensemble ICE1712/Envy24 controller family;PCI 2.1·32-bit/33 MHz·bus-master. Linux identifies VX442 with its own subsystem ID 0x12143CD6 inside the same low-level family as Midiman/M-Audio Delta cards.
• Midiman link: photographed Rev-D PCB is explicitly silk-screened “© MIDIMAN, INC. 2002/3/4”. Treat VX442 as a distinct Digigram product/board on the Midiman/M-Audio Envy24 platform,NOT as a rebadged Delta 66/1010LT.
• Closest Delta relation: later Delta 66E and VX442 both use 4-ADC/4-DAC AK4524 codec architecture+CS8427 path in ALSA;GPIO/control implementations remain separately defined,so hardware identity is not collapsed.
• Converters: photographed Rev-D proves !2× AKM AK4524VF;driver code independently defines VX442 as 4 ADC+4 DAC AK4524.
• Electrical revisions: photographed Rev-D is dual-keyed/universal=3.3/5V signaling. Earlier VX442 production was not universally G5/PCI-X compatible;Digigram’s 2004 upgrade added 3.3V-bus compatibility,so overview signaling remains var rather than flattening all revisions.
• PCB evidence: Rev-D·“MADE IN TAIWAN”·Midiman 2002/3/4 copyright;rear compliance label identifies VX442 and Digigram. Physical size remains ? until measured/documented.

Sources:manual·Envy24 family/subsystem·AK4524/Delta66E relation

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M-Audio Revolution 7.1 2003-01

• Mac PCI card;early manual/driver branch includes Classic Mac OS installation (early requirements accept 8.6;9.2.2 recommended) plus OS X 10.1.5+. I/O=8 analog outs+stereo line in+mic in+coax S/PDIF;up to 24/192 playback.
• Board architecture: Envy24HT controller+AK5380 ADC+AK4355 6-ch DAC+AK4381 2-ch DAC. Revolution 7.1 was already G5/PCI-X compatible;do not merge with Delta-board redesign.

Sources:Jan 2003·Mac guide·ICs·m-audio.de

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M-Audio Revolution 5.1 2004-08-27

• M-Audio announced the PCI card shipping for Windows+Macintosh on 27 Aug 2004. Classic requirement=Mac OS 9.2.2;manual provides dedicated OS9 installation/control panel. OS X branch=10.2.6+.
• I/O=6-ch analog playback+line/mic input+headphone+S/PDIF;24/192 playback. Board evidence: VIA VT1722/Envy24GT+AK5365 ADC+AK4358 DAC.

Sources:2004-08-27 shipping·manual·m-audio.de

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RME HDSP 9652 2003-02-25

• Placement:RME Mac OS9 ASIO2 v2.21 (25 Feb '03) explicitly adds/supports HDSP9652;later OS X branch separate.
• Digital-only→converter=—. 3.3V PCI/PCI-X·32-bit bus-master;manual's “PCI Rev2.1 busmaster slot” is host-side.
• PCB atlas:1.3 has documented PCI-bus issue;modified cards carry 1.5 sticker or higher printed rev. 1.6 photo-confirmed+owner-confirmed.
• PCB Rev1.x≠flash revision:OS9 FUT→104;later tools→105/108. These are firmware IDs.

Sources:RME driver/FUT archive·RME Rev1.3→1.5+ hardware note·Rev1.6 photo·updates

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DSP-category exclusions from current audit

• Fairlight PCI: “OS9” in Fairlight docs=Microware OS-9/68K,not Apple Mac OS 9;proprietary Fairlight architecture,not a Classic-Mac PCI row. manual
• Orban OPTIMOD-PC: manual specifies IBM-compatible PC and explicitly says Mac OS will not work;exclude. manual
• SSL/Soundscape Mixpander: surviving SSL documentation is Windows-path;no released Classic-Mac driver established. manual

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I had bought it, but can't remember if it was boxed or just the cd's.  If I had the box, I recycled it years ago.

So when I went to find a thumbnail for MG, I, too, was surprised to see MOL on the box!

I may not find the time, but if I do, I'll install it and try MOL out.  Since it came with it, and says "fast and stable", it is likely to actually work well.

I didn't use this distro much, because of the 6 cd's.  I do remember being irritated that when I did, it seemed to want almost all of them, so much disk swapping.  (Unlike most distros where you can usually get away with a minimal system with just disk 1).

I started a qemu install, but could only get the text installer to work, no graphics.  I may try again.

Hey everyone! I've been having fun messing around with ChivaNet services - you can look them up or add a ".org" onto "chivanet" for their website. They provide lots of retro-computer friendly services, for old Macs too! I signed into their AIM/AOL messenger revival service on my OS 9 machine and chatted with a random guy! It is the future! :p

Thought I'd point this out in case anyone else wants to hang out in AIM chatrooms like it's 2004 again or something! There are other services like this out there, what are some other ones apart from like, this site's Hotline service? Would love to hear about them!

There are at least two YouTube vids on this. Perhaps you folks have seen them? If not...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxKeugklbXM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDQTuJWST4M&t=16s

I just saw that upload and was surprised to be seeing "Mac-on-Linux" on the box. Great upload! I'm curious to see if anyone tries it. My internet is too slow for a 6-CD adventure at the moment 

Have you gotten this figured out and working? I remember being fairly frustrated trying to get emulation set up.

My current favorite matches wove's suggestion from a few weeks back: UTM. I'm on intel/macOS 15 Sequoia and it runs really well for me.

I downloaded my copy directly from the people who release it at https://mac.getutm.app

If your system can run UTM, I'd try it.

If UTM is too much headache, try the prebuilt "System Seven" and "Mac OS Nine" apps you can find prebuilt for Windows or MacOS

FYI Uploaded a SUSE Linux PPC to MG that advertises MOL on the box.

If someone wanted to try it out, might be good, as might "just install and work".

Unfortunately is a six cd set, and last time I installed almost all disks needed.

Good day! I’m glad I can write about this here! I managed to use nuverb in the TDM system. This was achieved with the help of the Interbase program.

Sometimes there is a TDM error.

Hello Everyone,

I'm here because OS9 still means a lot to me, who started with a 128K Mac in 1984.

I am writing this intro on a Mac mini M4, but not very far, I have a functional "Colour" Classic, and a Performance 6400/200, and an iBook G3.

A concern regarding the latter has motivated my registration to this forum, in the hope of making it fully boot again. I am optimistic I can find some tools to help me here.

Jean-Pierre, from France,
but JP is simpler !