[Web4lib] RE: free e-audiobooks

[don warner saklad]

see also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_10.3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_10.4

On 3/7/09, Brian Gray <mindspiral at gmail.com> wrote:
> As a non-MAC person, how far back does 10.4.9 get you? I am guessing not too
>  far.
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>  Brian Gray
>  mindspiral at gmail.com
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> 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.
>  > ===============================================
>  > 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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