at least get a 4 port card if ur gonna use up a pci slot at least get 4 usb ports;)
i have the nec usb 2.0 card that has a darker pcb (
http://www.sunsway.com.hk/photo/pci-usb-nec-4.jpg)
pulling my card and inspecting further on the rear i see a sticker with this info:
ADAPTEC AUA-4000C P/N 221770-R REV:A 0612
a quick search reveals:
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/usb_adapters/aua-4000/USB2connect 4000
This USB 2.0 host adapter supports both PC and Macintosh environments. Provides connectivity to USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices. It has four external ports
works fine for mac os 9.22 without any drivers - i have my midi controller pcr-30 edirol connected to this card aswell as my emagic usb dongle
http://download.adaptec.com/pdfs/user_guides/usb2connect_ug.pdfi think the 4000 is part of a series that includes earlier or just less featured
cards that have other model numbers such as :
adaptec aua-2000
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/usb_adapters/aua-2000/ (this seems equivelent to the macally card u linked?)
aua-3100lp
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/usb_adapters/aua-3100lp/aua-5100 etc
and i have a few other ones too.. let me check the chipsets.
i think one is siig... but it works
alot of articles i read say that via chipsets are to be avoided
but i think i even had one that just worked fine somehow
but i cant remember if this was for 9 or X or whatever id
have to take a list of the cards i have and recheck thoroughly
(
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/PCI_Cards.html)
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/B8B574BC-BB45-4B3E-9D9B-F97EBB3230BC.htmlthese pages are all about osx (as japamac is all about osx) but i thought he referenced mac os 9 somewhere in the pages
maybe not
everywhere u look on the net, re: usb carsd
mac os 8 compatibility is definatey going to be mentioned alot less
then mac os 9 compatibility
the other major issue is deepsleep support
maybe if u specifically look for reference material from the mac os 8 time period
Mac OS 8 (Jul 1997) - 8.6 Update Released (May 1999)
u would have a better chance of finding references to mac os 8 compatibility
but like i said most of this reference material is long deleted by all companies as "old news" of "no value"
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1238 - this update i would guess is already integrated as part of 9.1 + 9.22 versions?
which is why they say "If you use Mac OS 9.1 or later, read the important notes in the Requirements section before installing."