Alexandria Demo for Mac and Windows

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 demo is easy:

Download the version you want of the files below depending on your operating system. Double check to ensure you download the correct version.
Double-click the resulting file
Follow the on-screen directions
Once the demo has been downloaded, download the Guided Tour PDF.

Alexandria v6.21.0

Macintosh OS 10.5+	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Macintosh Standard K12 Demo- multimedia included (133 MB) Macintosh Central Union K12 Demo- multimedia included (137 MB) Macintosh Public Library Demo-multimedia included (250 MB) Macintosh University Demo-multimedia included (99 MB)	Windows Standard K12 Demo-multimedia included (125 MB) Windows Central Union K12 Demo-multimedia included (128 MB) Windows Public Library Demo-multimedia included (240 MB) Windows University Demo-multimedia included (89 MB)
NEW Alexandria v6 Guided Tour PDF Public Library Guided Tour PDF - 40 MB K-12 Guided Tour PDF - 36 MB

Alexandria v5.5.9

Macintosh OS 10.4+	Windows 2000, XP
Macintosh K12 Demo- multimedia included (67 MB) Macintosh Demo-University Edition multimedia included (72 MB)	Windows K12 Demo-multimedia included (56 MB) Windows Demo-University Edition-multimedia included (61 MB)
Alexandria v5.5 Guided Tour PDF (3.5 MB)

Hardware Recommendations
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.
System Requirements for Data Stations
Minimum	Recommended
Mac OS 10.6, Windows 7 or 2008 X86 or X64 Multi-Core/Processor 4GBofRAM or more 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items	Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP G4, Pentium 4 (or equivalent) 2GBofRAM 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items 1024 x 768 Resolution

System Requirements for Central Union Data Stations **
Minimum	Recommended
Mac OS 10.6, Windows 7 or 2008 X86 or X64 Multi-Core/Processor Variable - see RAM Recommendations 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items	Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP G5, X86, or X64 Dual Processor/Core Variable - see RAM Recommendations 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items 1024 x 768 Resolution

System Requirements for Controller Systems**
Minimum	Recommended
Mac OS 10.6, Windows 7 or 2008 X86 or X64 Multi-Core/Processor Variable - see RAM Recommendations 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items	Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP G5, X86, or X64 Dual Processor/Core Variable - see RAM Recommendations 20 GB of Free HD/100,000 Items 1024 x 768 Resolution

System Requirements for Librarian and Researcher Workstations
Minimum	Recommended
Mac OS 10.6, Windows XP or 7 X86 or X64 Multi-Core/Processor 2GBofRAM or more	Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP G4, Pentium 4 (or equivalent) 1GBofRAM 1024 x 768 Resolution

Browser Requirements for Web Librarian and Researcher
Minimum (Recommended)	Optional
FireFox 3.6+ for Mac or Windows Safari 4+ for Mac OS X 1024 x 768 Resolution	Internet Explorer 7+ , FireFox 3+ and others for both Mac and Windows

*Controller and Central Union RAM Recommendations:
Up to 5 collections: 4 GB or more Up to 20 collections: 8 GB or more Up to 30 collections: 12 GB or more Up to 50 collections: 16 GB or more ** For controller or central union configurations managing more than 50 collections, contact COMPanion for specific recommendations.

If you have installation problems, our COMPanion Sales staff stands ready to assist you. Call them at 800-347-6439 or 801-943-7277.

Support

Training

Alexandria v6.21.0

NEW Alexandria v6 Guided Tour PDF

Alexandria v5.5.9

Hardware Recommendations

System Requirements for Data Stations

System Requirements for Central Union Data Stations **

System Requirements for Controller Systems**

System Requirements for Librarian and Researcher Workstations

Browser Requirements for Web Librarian and Researcher

*Controller and Central Union RAM Recommendations:

"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

1.800.347.6439 Toll Free 1.801.943.7277 Worldwide

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