DM-24 Firewire card, 002r firewire audio I/O?

[Blackfish]

Hello,
I have a Tascam DM-24 and am considering the firewire option card. Tascam says this card will allow the DM-24 to act as a 24I/O audio interface. It supports ASIO, WDM and Apple Core Audio drivers. My question is, do the firewire ports on the 002r accept audio I/O? Can I use the DM-24 as the interface for a 002r system? Or if not does anyone have any suggestions for a 24 track DAW recording set up? Motu hardware (PCI-Firewire/Outboard) or Nuendo PCi cards, and Nuendo 2.0 or Logic Pro 6? Or should I just get an Alesis HD24 and be done with this computer based nonsense? Any suggestions would be helpful, I'm caught in between capitalist proprietary crap and my own ignorant purchasing.

[Homebelly]

You wont be able to interface with your 002 using the FW port on the DM 24,, you can, however, use all of the other ins and outs,, I believe it comes standard with 8 ADAT and 2 SPD/F channels plus 24 analogue in outs so you would be able to use the full 18 that the 002 offers,,
it is also able to be used in HUI emulation mode which would allow you to use it as a controller with PT,, how successful this would work i have no idea some one may chip in with there experience,, you may want to see if TASCAM have a forum and ask over there,,