Alexandria Demo for Mac and Windows
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COMPanion is pleased to make demonstrations of the most current versions of our library automation software available to education professionals. These demos are full working versions of COMPanion products, and are limited only in the number of records (patrons, items, etc.) that may be entered. There are no expiration dates or other limitations, so feel free to put our programs through their paces when and where you want.
A list of hardware requirements is included at the bottom of this page to help you evaluate your systems prior to trying the demo.
If you are thinking of upgrading from Alexandria v5 to v6, please view this video, along with downloading the v6 demo below.
Obtaining the Alexandria v5 demo is easy:
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Download the version you want of the files below depending on your operating system.
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Double-click the resulting file
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Follow the on-screen directions
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Once the demo has been downloaded, download the Guided Tour PDF.
Alexandria Hardware Recommendations
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Minimum screen resolution for all Alexandria products is 1024x768.
Alexandria v6 runs on the following operating systems. Below are more specific recommendations: Mac OS 10.5, Mac OS 10.6, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008.
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Data Station / Server per Library
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Minimum Specs
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Recommended Specs
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Operating System
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Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP+
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Mac OS 10.6+, Windows 7 or 2008
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Processor
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G4, Pentium 4 (or equivalent)
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X86 Multi-Core/Processor
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RAM
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1 GB of RAM
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1 GB of RAM or more
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Hard Drive Space Usage
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20 GB of free HD/100,000 items
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20 GB of free HD/100,000 items
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Librarian Workstations
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Minimum Specs
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Recommended Specs
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Operating System
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Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP
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Mac OS 10.5+, Windows XP or 7
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Processor
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G4, Pentium 4 (or equivalent)
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G4+, Pentium 4+ (or equivalent)
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RAM
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512 MB of RAM
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1 GB of RAM or more
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Hard Drive Space Usage
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200 MB free HD
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200 MB of free HD or more
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TCP/IP Network
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TCP/IP Network
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Web Librarian & Researcher Workstations
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Minimum (Recommended)
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Optional
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Browsers*
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FireFox 3.6+ for Windows
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Optional
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Safari 4+ for Mac OS X
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Internet Explorer 7+, FireFox 3+ and others for both Mac and Windows
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1024 X 768 Resolution
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*Alexandria customers also use other browsers including Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, Opera, and others.
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If you have installation problems, our COMPanion Sales staff stands ready to assist you. Call them at 800-347-6439 or 801-943-7277.
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"I've been pleased with Alexandria ever since we bought the program. Tech support has been great and I like the fact that I can call at all hours, even when working late and get a human to help me."
—Vicki Reed
San Diego County Office of Education
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