[Web4lib] RE: free e-audiobooks

[Brian Gray]

As a non-MAC person, how far back does 10.4.9 get you? I am guessing not too
far.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com


On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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/
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> 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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