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Old 01-23-2008, 05:41 AM   #51
DaveNB
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Device: Nook, Sony PRS-500, Nokia 770 (FBReader)
One thing I am looking forward to is now that I'll finally have upgraded to a Mac Laptop with a Intel CPU (been flogging a G4 TiBook for almost 8 years now, guess I'm a bit of a cheapskate too!!) I'll be able to run the Sony Connect Bookstore software in VM Ware. Maybe it'll even run in Codeweavers so I won't have use up HD space with a full XP install? Has anyone tried Codeweavers with the Sony Connect software? It isn't listed as working software in their database.

Then again, I've gotten used to using Kovid's excellent libprs500 package and also accessing the Sony Reader's file system via the Terminal/command line via the Docudesk FuseFS system extensions.

It's nice to have all the options for accessing my eBooks AND a perkier computer to do work on. I still think there will be many situations where the Sony Reader will be better for reading eBooks on than even the very bright LED backlit screen that the Air has. Anyone know if there is an OS X port of FBReader?

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