ProTools Free on ibook SE Options

I have an iBook SE (ie 466 mhz model) with 192 MB RAM and I'm trying to run ProTools free. I want to use it as an entry point into hard disk recording and to replace my aging 4 track. However as many of you may know, the iBook has no sound in port. Instead I've opted for the cheap solution, which is the Griffin iMic USB audio in port. The problem is that ProTools doesn't seem to know how to interface with this device, and it crashes upon startup.

Griffin's web page has a description for this problem, which is quoted below:
'Some programs such as Logic Audio can not support USB audio devices like the iMic with the OS version on most Macs. You can use the ASIO Sound Manager driver below to allow these programs to work with the iMic. A few programs that do not currently work with USB audio such as Soundedit II, Pro Tools free, Deck II, or Mic Note Pad do not support ASIO.

For these programs the only current solution is to have the Apple Audio Extension, v 1.3.3 or later installed on your computer. The extension ships with current Macs (CD v 1.2). There is currently no way to upgrade this component so you must have the CD from a recent machine in order to obtain it. Logic Audio is also directly compatible without using the ASIO driver with the newer Apple Audio Extension. '

I have MacOS 9.04 and the CD that came with the computer doesn't have this version of the audio extension. I've check apples web site and they don't have this version either. Does anyone know where I can get this audio extension or know of a different solution to this problem? I'm also interested in people's opinions of this particular setup.

THanks
Tony Nelson

[symota]

My mistake...I accedentally got two products mixed up
Here is what i was talking about...

Motu 828 Firewire - $699.99
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ex/shop/hom...5529?pid=240111

It's Specs:
    Audio interface
    Eight channels of ADAT optical digital input and output
    DAT SYNC input
    Eight channels of balanced 24-bit analog input and output with mic pre-amps
    CueMix® Plus zero-latency monitoring of live input
    One rack space
    Works with any Firewire-equipped Mac or Windows PC
    12' FireWire cable
    Software drivers
    Audiodesk recording/mixing software

If you're wanting to do multi-track recording with more than two tracks at a time...like drums, live band, etc....then this is currently the only product out there that i know of that will work with our iBooks. It's an awesome piece of equipment. Obviously the price is much higher than the $200 units like *M-Audio's Audiosport Duo, let alone the price of the Griffin iMic (which i currently use). The Audiosport will give you much better quality than using the iMic. But if you're going to invest that much, you might as well save your pennys and get the Motu 8-track. It really just depends on what you're wanting to record, and how good you want it to sound. Just wait, within a year...you'll see a whole lot more firewire recording products coming out. Sorry again for the confusion with my earlier post.

*Here's the link for that M-Audio - Audiosport Duo i also mentioned.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ex/shop/hom...5529?pid=701373

Good Luck,
Perry Azevedo