on 7/16/00 3:13 AM, Jojo at info@thrill-inc.com wrote something like:

> hi there,
> 
> i am running NetBSD 1.4.2 on a Power Computing PowerTowerPro and i was
> wondering if there is a possibility to add an IDE controller so i can make
> use of these really cheap big IDE drives out there? if you have any info on
> which controller does the trick i would be greatful.
> 
> Joachim Anderson

    Promax, www.promax.com has a Dual Channel+master/slave support Ultra
ATA/33 PCI IDE card that is marked for Mac only. *I do not know* if that
means that it has OFW support that would allow you to boot from an HD from
OFW or *even if the chipset is supported.* For $40 I've been thinking about
buying it. Perhaps you should inquire with Promax tech support. AFAIK they
are the only company that sells an IDE card that *might* be bootable from
OFW. If you don't need to boot from that card, anything PCI that works with
1.4.2 on i386 should work for MacPPC, otherwise you'll probably need to
upgrade to -current or backport the newer IDE additions. In other words: it
*should* work once NetBSD is booted and might be bootable from that card.
    At the last Apple presentation I saw, their B&W G3 had the very same
Promax card inside for their digital video work with Final Cut Pro. I didn't
get the chance to play in OFW or see if the drive was listed in Startup Disk
:(


    Chris