[Web4lib] RE: free e-audiobooks

[Sharon Foster]

This is from the FAQ. Note that the current version of Mac OSX is
10.5.4. I guess don't have to tell you what the current version of
Windows is.
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On what operating systems does OverDrive Media Console run?

OverDrive Media Console supports the following operating systems:

    * Mac OS® 10.4.9 (or newer)
      Note that OverDrive Media Console for Mac supports OverDrive MP3
Audiobooks only.
    * Microsoft® Windows Vista®
    * Microsoft Windows XP
    * Microsoft Windows 2000
    * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
    * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
Speaker-to-Computers
http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/






On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Brian Gray <mindspiral at gmail.com> wrote:
> The problem is librarians are not producing much of this content, so it is
> not specifically their knowledge that is lacking. It is totally in the hands
> of companies like OverDrive that produce the content. Librarians can demand
> reverse compatibility, but they are stuck in a catch-22. More options we
> push for, more expensive a product becomes. Also, if we just avoid buying
> into it as a sign of protest with the hope that companies will change their
> ways, we get left behind as other access points develop around us.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:12 PM, don warner saklad <don.saklad at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> It's not compatible with OS X of only a few years old. OverDrive
>> should be made compatible with operating systems that are a few years
>> old so it's more universal. Our public libraries should advocate for
>> more universal library services rather than for only people with the
>> latest and greatest computer operating systems. It appears to be a gap
>> in the technical knowledge of librarians responsible for ensuring the
>> greatest access to our public libraries' services.=
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