The only thing it doesn't seem to cut out is CD audio. I haven't come across this type of thing in 11 years of Mac-ing, and I haven't seen any other mention of it by anyone else. But, it didn't solve the joystick problem. I set the Watcom Driver to load after ATM and restarted the 8600. I then disconnected the joystick, and the Mac restarted properly 10 in a row.
More information is available in their press release .
Out the SCSI connector is a CD-ROM, Zip Drive and backup 3.2Gb drive. It was fairly stable at that speed. We're asking that all Mac owners take advantage of every opportunity to let others know the Mac advantage. It's a grass-roots approach that will surely help. You might save someone from a lifetime of Windows in the bargain.